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On Wednesday, Taylor Swift became a doctor, that is, she received an honorary degree from New York University and gave the commencement speech for the class of 2022 at their Yankee graduation. Stadium. Because she is not a doctor by profession but a storyteller, Taylor incorporated several of her literary flourishes into the 23-minute speech, in which she spoke of cringing, wine and feeling embarrassed at the time. where she dressed like a 1950s housewife. And while I would have accepted a Taylor Swift cover of “Graduation (Friends Forever),” it was nice to hear the wise and sisterly advice she offered to the crowd of graduates.
It also sounded a little…familiar. Are these rejected Taylor Swift lyrics? I wondered as the words “learning to live with grimacing” swirled around in my head. Are these promotions for ambitious pillows that Taylor sells on Etsy? Maybe it’s fortune-cookie messages. Where are they? Let’s find out.
Is it a line from Taylor Swift’s NYU kickoff speech or a fortune cookie?
Get it wrong and you’ll look back on your life and cringe in retrospect. – Taylor Swift
Congratulations to the Class of 2022 and Dr. Taylor Swift!
