Archaeology Memes

The academic circle of life strikes again! This person's friend is trapped in the ultimate scholarly irony - getting an egyptology degree but finding no jobs, so they're investing MORE money into a PhD just to teach... more egyptologists who won't find jobs either! The punchline is absolutely chef's kiss - "In his case college is literally a pyramid scheme." It's a brilliant double entendre since egyptology studies ancient Egyptian civilization (famous for their pyramids) AND the friend is stuck in a system where people at the top benefit from recruiting people at the bottom. That's some high-quality wordplay right there! The harsh reality of specialized academic fields has never been funnier... or more painfully accurate. Higher education's version of "It's not a bug, it's a feature!"

The ultimate academic irony! Getting an egyptology degree, then spending more money on a PhD just to teach others egyptology... making higher education literally a pyramid scheme! 😂 The punchline is absolutely brilliant because it works on multiple levels - the educational hierarchy forms a pyramid shape (few professors at top, many students at bottom), while also connecting perfectly to the Egyptian subject matter. Talk about being trapped in academic quicksand without a hieroglyphic instruction manual! Meanwhile, the pharaohs of academia keep collecting tuition treasure while their graduates search for that elusive tomb of employment.