Let’s hear it for the band! Scream if you want to go faster! Hands up if you hate forced participation!
Well, the last one on that list is the only one I think I would engage with. And even then, begrudgingly. Does anyone else actually despise forced participation? I don’t know what it is about it, but as soon as someone asks me to do something as part of a group, I immediately want to do the opposite of what I’m told.
The phrase ‘You’re not my supervisor’ is said in jest a in my life.
It got me into (understandably) a lot of trouble at school, as forced participation is kinda their whole schtick after all. I mean, if you break it all down and it was up to me there would be the most threadbare class schedule you can imagine. PE would just be a big game of Tag (you can really run anywhere you like or not at all as the freedom of choice remains), the only lessons would be art classes, and everyday would be Mufti day – but within that if you want to wear your uniform, go for it. Yes, clearly no one would actually learn anything majorly useful, save the best attire to disguise paint stains and sweat patches.