In the classic Timbuk 3 song “The Future’s so bright I gotta wear shades, our narrator expounds on all the reasons his future is bright:

But also, the narrator talks about their crazy teacher who “wears dark glasses”. If this teacher wears dark glasses — shades if you will — and is crazy, then is the future actually bright? Or is it an interminable slog in a job with no hopes of prosperity or even tenure?

Makes you think.