Originally posted on r/copypasta, the backstory is that some frat guy had a meltdown due to the Covid lockdowns and his rant was meme-d and made into a copypasta.
What I think people who are not in the Greek System need to understand is that partying isn't just something we do. It's ingrained into our lives. Many people, these days, are perfectly content with sitting on their computers all day playing video games. I used to be a competitive gamer and I used to do this. After joining the Greek system, partying became a new norm that was ingrained into my life. We need it for our wellbeing. It helps us escape society. There have even been studies that show how necessary gatherings are for our wellbeing. The fact that it was stripped away from us, especially by something that barely affects us specifically is very detrimental to our mental state. People are giving us so much crap for it, yet they don't know what it's like for us to be deprived of everything that's fun for us.CS major
What I think people who are not a CS major at the Paul G. Allen school of computer science at engineering at UW need to understand is that rubbing our major into everyone’s face isn’t just something we do. It’s ingrained into our lives. Many people, these days, are perfectly content without having to make every LinkedIn post a sappy fake inspirational success story. I used to not cry myself to sleep at night and I used to have this. After joining the University of Washington, worshipping the tech CEO’s and making my internship my whole personality became a new norm that was ingrained into my life. We do not have any wellbeing. It has removed us from society. There have even been studies that show how stacking up on the tech merch to flex my DE Shaw sweatpants, my Microsoft socks, my Amazon headband and my GoldmanSachs gloves that I hoarded from the career fair to seek validity in the CSE undergrad lounge is for our wellbeing. The fact that this was stripped away from us, especially by something that may one day help us change the world for the better is very conflicting to our mental state. People are complaining and talking so much crap right now, yet they don’t know what it’s like for us to already have been deprived of everything that’s fun or even healthy…