A customer shared a screenshot of an email from an IIT teacher to a pupil that looked for a giving in for participation to go to a dispute competitors. The individual shared the screenshot of the mail and created on X: “A prof from an IIT sent this to a student who wanted concession from attendance due to a debate competition.”
The teacher claimed in the mail that the similarity Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, claiming that they left of university to seek what they counted on.
“People admire Gates or Zuckerberg because they dropped out of college to pursue what they believed in, not because they want around begging professors to make concessions or exceptions for them. And they created new technology that impacted billions of lives and created trillions of dollars of value,” the mail read.
The mail went viral quickly, with netizens condemning the teacher for being as well significant over a basic ask for participation giving in.
“Sorry but this is in poor taste. Why so much drama? Just say yes or no. Why take pot shots at a younger person?” a customer asked.
“Wow, professors like these should understand that while a debate competition won’t hold as much value in the real world, it certainly can trigger a butterfly effect into developing a personality which will have a tangible effect on society,” a customer claimed.
“Zuckerberg and Gates self admittedly if haven’t worked ever they were set for life on parents money. So it wasn’t courage. It was just them following their passions just like the rich kids do. Bashing a young person like this is a pure sign of immaturity,” one more individual claimed.
“Then they complain of Indian students not being expressive enough. Such kind of rude and demoralising bashing is unnecessary,” yet one more netizen commented.