Mr. Farnbach has not succeeded in convincing me that Bowdoin is simply a conspiratory institution founded upon bogus notions of societal normatives. Or maybe my head is just stuck up my ass. Cynicism vs. Romanticism Dan is correct in his statement that he is not the only frustrated student at this school. Forget Republicans and Democrats. The cynics feel an impending sense of doom with most things in life, and therefore choose to make fun of anything, expressing their discontent.
Romantics simply try to imagine everything idealistically.
Both are equally not happy with their present situation. But the point here is to realize that being frustrated with one's surroundings I think stems more from how one naturally approaches or views life, not from the surroundings themselves. If we are to think liberal, then we must still respect and accept the possibilities of everything, not simply our personal idea of how things should be done. We are not forced into anything we don't want to do. There are those who put their work before friends and other social activities, and those who put social lives before work.