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Originally Posted by BobbyCooper
Like Kintaro Oe  |
I can understand what and why Kintaro does what he does. I have been professionally grateful for people who have done that. Unfortunately I'm quite sure that when Kintaro comes back and tells he's ready to be a great lawyer with his experience, employers are going to say "Sorry dude, I don't see you having basic lawyer skills".
In the meantime, I go to the library and read Kintaros notebook in a week. Then I too know what Kintaro thought to be important enough to write down. Then I read Pierre's similar notebook when he was circling Normandy, M'Gumbos notes from Nigeria and Pancho's from south Peru. Then I know what all four thought was important, do some comparative analysis, realize what part of their experiences were cultural and what universal in nature, which is more than what those four combined ever realized. Then I get a huge grant and I'll do a little travelling myself. That last sentence actually happened, that's why I'm 8000 kilometers from home right now.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
Most of those I served with were not university-educated, but I would consider them well-prepared for nearly any profession they decided to enter.
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I'm afraid I must disagree without even knowing your comrades. I did my mandatory service in the special forces before entering university. But all that was worth nothing in practice, naturally. Only after learning, applying and even improving the Coddington and Conrady equations did I land a decent job on the other side of the world.
The very real bottom line is, the practice of hiring "a
good guy" instead of a proven professional is the reason why absolutely everything went terribly wrong so fast at Fukushima nuclear plant.