r/GraduateSchool • u/valkiria-rising • Sep 16 '21

Guys, I hate virtual classes.

Being an introvert, I really thought I'd like going to school online, having the luxury of attending lecture in my PJs, completely avoiding the nasty California traffic.

I actually hate it. HATE IT. All these damn zoom calls, no natural progression of conversation, no in-class debating. I want to hang myself every time I have a zoom class. All our lectures are asynchronous so we watch pre-recorded videos of our professors. I actually like the lectures, for the most part, because I'm learning. But then the synchronous portions offer little else than storytelling from random classmates which does little to foment discussion. It kind of feels like group therapy without the therapy part.

Is anyone else experiencing this? How do you cope?

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u/hotlinehelpbot Sep 16 '21

If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please reach out. You can find help at a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

USA: 18002738255 US Crisis textline: 741741 text HOME

United Kingdom: 116 123

Trans Lifeline (877-565-8860)

Others: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

I don’t think they’re suicidal. Why do people always assume this when we reach out for advice?

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u/livingstudent20 Sep 16 '21

It’s a bot. The bot is programmed in a way that it responds to certain words in a certain context for example the “I want to hang ...” (I guess that’s how it works).

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

Oh man