Alert readers often write to say "This curmudgeonry seems like the right way to go - how can I become a curmudgeon?" And not any old bat, but a member of the prestigious Curmudgeon Societé Generale.
Of course, like any professional society, there are the usual raft of requirements - accomplishments, nomination by a member, etc., etc., but most importantly, it is the interviews that can make or break new members.
A glimmer of sympathy here, the wrong balance of intellectual disdain versus intellectual curiosity there and similar traps often throw curmudgeon wannabes. And you're being interviewed by suspicious, cranky, cantankerous old guys, so there's no fooling them.
Face it - you're born to be a curmudgeon or not. No courses, no advisors: we're naturals.
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