Also, if we are going to be talking about insensible roommates, then I should mention the recent notes I came across. Perhaps, it is not in my position to reflect on the following, but on my way to the bathroom, her scribbled handwriting noted:

“Why Science-Fiction Matters

-Makes us better thinkers: asks the big questions, considers the future, consequences of our actions, recognize how connected everything is…
-Makes us better people: constantly exposing us to difference, makes us more aware and tolerant…”

REALLY? If one takes a class about Science Fiction, that simply acknowledges a certain type of interest, respect, to diverse book readers. BUT—to go off and say that it “makes us better people” doesn’t that seem a bit egotistical and completely unaware of what is really going on around us?

Maybe I am overanalyzing this entire thing, but it nonetheless, reiterates naivety and the lack of social responsibility amongst….