Dear students π¦π§βπ, First 1οΈβ£ of all, thank you π for your π© comments. We all live π’π π in a competitive π society, and the amount π° of reward π we receive π is primarily determined by β the amount of contribution π we make to π society. We can π hardly make any βοΈ significant contribution without β sufficient π‘ skills. I π moved to the πΊπΈπΊπΈ United States πΊπΈπΊπΈ from πΉπΌChinaπΉπΌ three 3οΈβ£ months ago π for a Ph.D. here at π€ UT Austin π€. America is the π¦π¦π¦π¦ wealthiest country in π the world. Most of you π have lived in the U.S. a lot longer π than me, and are very used to the ποΈββοΈπ©π° luxury lifestyle here. I am not π· American, but I also want to lead a π΄π΄π΄ luxury lifestyle π. Presumably, you as Americans also want to π continue your way of π life. Unfortunately, resources π‘ in this world π are limited π and cannot afford π every human being π€ to be this rich πΈ. The competitive nature of this world π₯ determines that π₯ you have to be more π₯ competitive than us to π defend against π‘ us. When I was attending college π¨βπ« in China, I usually take around πtenπ courses every semester. I spent π₯± an average of 12+ hours ππ£π every day on my studies π, including holidays βοΈ and semester breaks. The workload π§° I had was a lot higher β¬οΈ than what you described in this π¬ post, and the difficulty β οΈ of the courses I took π was also more significant. I am not π€ saying that you should do exactly π€·ββοΈ what I did. However, you should be aware π¦ that people like me π¨π³ are going to be your future π competitors. Many of you π¨βπ§βπ¦ mentioned the large number πΌ of students who believe π this assignment is too hard βοΈ and who would like to give up π΄ . Again, in a competitive π environment, only a few people π can stand out. The nature π of our world is cruel π«, no matter how people try to π― embellish it or how advanced π civilization is. I wish you all πππ the best. π¨βπ« Your TA