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POLLS : VAMPIRE LOAD — The Passive Drain

Students spend years “studying” but barely producing anything real. Not because they’re lazy but because the system trains them to absorb, not apply. Internships expose how much silent energy is drained without meaningful output.

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5️. The Zero-Stakes Environment: Nothing truly breaks in classrooms. Low stakes = low urgency. Real work introduces consequences, deadlines, quality checks, accountability, none exist in academic loops.

Q5: How did you react to real consequences at work?

“Felt new — but manageable.”

“Surprised — classroom never trained me for stakes.”

“Big shock — deadlines actually meant something.”

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