I know this is supposed to be a joke, but I'm going to spoil it.
I respect the work of plumbers and have no problem with them earning more than professors. So to say their work is to "just tighten a nut here and there" and then they earn a lot of money is to disrespect the work of plumbing. Plumbing is heavy lifting work that requires knowledge about piping, water and buildings, and that requires skill in fixing that a lot of us don't have. If that makes plumbers earn more than professors, good for the plumbers. I would be genuinely happy for them.
What we're seeing here is a western need to degrade and mock any kind of knowledge, be it for the professor or the plumber. Plumbers are expected not to advance in school (the joke says they even annoy people if it's discovered they are educated), the professor is ridiculed for earning little despite his advanced education, but the plumber is still expected to bow to the school by attending class to "upgrade" his knowledge. That's the absurdity that produces the joke.
This is what annoys me about the Western school system. It mocks schooling but at the same time elevates schooling on a pedal. That's why I say that in the world where we have overthrown western civilization, pursuit of knowledge will be not be attached to wage employment. Like it was before the 19th century. Then we shall have knowledge and crafts that build societies, not obsess with individual earnings.
Random idea: instead of electing directly a leader, we vote as a people what qualities/criteria are important for, thus solidifying the weights of those qualities.
Candidates will be evaluated by an independent jury on those qualities, with the winner having the highest score.
Le jeune #Burundi-ais ne doit pas rater le train de la mondialisation des connaissances.
Pour y arriver, il doit être outillé et informé.
@nijfranck, doctorant à @UniofOxford a partagé son expérience dans notre dernier #Impamba. Un parcours inspirant.
Le fait ko hariho abantu d ma génération qui pensent encore ko ibi ari "encadrement des enfants pour éviter déliquance" or whatever you calling it😒😏 birababaje!!
Maybe y'all shouldn't be having kids!!🙄
Pour un mandat de trop, qu'il n'aura jamais l'occasion d'exercer, Déby s'est sacrifié. Bonne chance au peuple Tchadien qui doit prendre ses responsabilités et éviter l'émergence d'un nouveau Déby.
#Tchad
Loin de la prison, M. Banciryanino pourrait faire un bon conseiller...à la présidence. Avec tous ces #NdiyoBwana autour, le chef se fait dire ce qu'il a envie d'entendre, et non ce qu'il doit entendre. Une société sans diversité est une société qui régresse.