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POLLS : HALLUCINATION — The Illusion of Readiness

Before internships, every student lives in a cute little bubble where textbooks look like superpowers and marks look like destiny. It’s not stupidity — it’s social programming. Internships don’t teach first. They un-hallucinate first.

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9. The Degree Shield: Students genuinely believe the degree protects them. But the real world treats your certificate like boarding pass, useful only once you actually travel.

Q9: How long did your degree protect you in real work?

“Only for the introduction round.”

“A little — after that, skills mattered.”

“It didn’t protect anything — output mattered from Day 1.”

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