Me-ha (Hello).

This is Mechu, currently at a school retreat. …Honestly, I'm dying of discomfort. The room assignments are a mess. I have a lot of guy friends (there's even a group chat with 5 people where I somehow ended up as the only girl), but all my close girl friends were assigned to the next class. Thanks to that, the room assignment is ruined too. Four of us share a room; one is a really quiet friend, and the other two are people I really don't get along with. I don't wear makeup. I'm not very interested in dressing up. But those two are the type who go around fully decked out. From the perspective of someone like me, they look like 'iljin' (bullies). It's a bit… scary. Honestly, sharing a room is really uncomfortable. They aren't completely rude, but they kind of ignore what the teacher says. There are two rooms in the lodging, and me and the quiet friend were basically trapped in the small room. (I'm not trying to disparage them… just.. that's how it is..) Actually, my friend and those girls who dress up had some trouble. (I won't bring up what kind of trouble it was… it's a memory my friend doesn't like) Since then, there's been an atmosphere where those girls seem to avoid me. It might just be my imagination, but they subtly avoid me. Even though I didn't do anything wrong. In that sense, I worked on 'Escape'. With the thought of wanting to escape reality. I poured my emotions into writing the prompts. Well.. the setting that Robo is an S University graduate and the setting that he got a job on his 5th try don't quite match. If it's S University… someone like me couldn't even dream of it. Nevertheless, there's a reason why I put these two settings together. The world has changed a lot. Hmm… shall we go back to the generation of parents of kids my age? Back then, 'college' was almost everything in life. There was a strong perception that if you ruined the CSAT, you ruined your life. Graduated from S University? You're set. You were treated like royalty. The better the university you graduated from, the wider your range of choices. Getting a job was easy, too. But it's different now. Even if you don't study.. there are many paths. Conversely, there are quite a few S University graduates among the homeless at Seoul Station. Isn't it fascinating? ..Do you understand my intention a bit now? You don't? I'll explain it again. You can read this part to your parents starting now. The times have changed. If in the past 'academics' and 'specs' were emphasized, now emotional abilities such as 'unity', 'cooperation', 'leadership', and 'persuasiveness' are important. Things that machines cannot replace. Things will change a lot after the introduction of AI, too. Many existing jobs will disappear, and just as many new jobs will be created. To put it simply, there are many paths even if you aren't good at studying. …Not that you should give up on studying… lol How do I know? My parents are also a bit old-fashioned. They couldn't… adapt to modern civilization. Perhaps because of that, they tend not to understand me very well. As a result, I naturally started looking for words to argue back, and it reached this point. It'll be good for persuading old-fashioned people. If you're worried about your career path because of your parents, just read this text to them once. The times have changed… lol Do I sound like a 'kkondae' (boomer)? I know. I didn't want to be like this either….