p0welly Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 I came accross this and just thought I'd share it. :D Love him or hate Bill Gates hits the nail on the head with this speech to a school in California. He talks about how 'feel-good' 'politically correct' teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice about 11 things they did not, and will not, learn in school. Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. Rule 5: ?Flipping burgers? is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - they called it opportunity. Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them. Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time. Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_snitch Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 yea heard this a few times - one at a speech at school, the other time it was written on my cereal box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypoxiaicon Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Some good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted July 3, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 3, 2004 Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. I like that rule :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmeu Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 he forgot rule 12, steal things, then sell them and make bank on residual profits.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbo Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Rule 13: Never sell a complete copy of something, leave bits out and sell them as upgrades later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! :rolleyes: Life is as fair as you make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varsity Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 ...the other time it was written on my cereal box Er, what? Were there free plastic paperclip toys in there as well? :rolleyes: Life is as fair as you make it. I think that was the implication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted July 3, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 3, 2004 Pretty old. But still a good speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamz Veteran Posted July 3, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 3, 2004 not bad. i actually agree with some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Rule 13: Never sell a complete copy of something, leave bits out and sell them as upgrades later. lol,good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawnbut Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Some good points, I think every kid should hear these rules; a good eye opener that really hits the nail on the head. I think schools should teach this stuff more explicitly than they do now. However, at the same time kids should be taught to make life as fair as they can (within reason). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonBox Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Old news. But looking back sometimes inspires us with something wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdflkjsdrhthfhrhr Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 bill gates did not write this http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.htm Rule No. 12: Smoking does not make you look cool. It makes you look moronic. Next time you're out cruising, watch an 11-year-old with a butt in his mouth. That's what you look like to anyone over 20. Ditto for "expressing yourself" with purple hair and/or pierced body parts.Rule No. 13: You are not immortal. (See Rule No. 12.) If you are under the impression that living fast, dying young and leaving a beautiful corpse is romantic, you obviously haven't seen one of your peers at room temperature lately. Rule No. 14: Enjoy this while you can. Sure parents are a pain, school's a bother, and life is depressing. But someday you'll realize how wonderful it was to be a kid. Maybe you should start now. You're welcome. ^ Those are the actual last 3 rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 snopes to the rescue again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Veteran Posted July 3, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 3, 2004 bill gates did not write thishttp://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.htm ^ Those are the actual last 3 rules ahh, beat me to the punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seifer_seph Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 I like that rule :yes: same here :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRambo Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 I like that rule :yes: Me tooo *nerd sound* Now i am your master!!~!!!1111 wahahahahahahahhah *cough* *inhales puffer* My doctor told me no more eveil laughing :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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