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Comment Re:The humanities strike back (Score 3, Insightful) 254

Maybe they want to learn some skills for which someone would be willing to pay them. So's they can put their six-figure debt behind them and start life before they're 40. Not that a rich and broadly diverse education doesn't have value, in and of itself, but with a little sweat equity, it can be gotten for no money down. These are usually referred to as personal interests or pursuits, not marketable skills. The world has just gotten lousy with psychologists, sociologist and "journalists". GEEZ, everybody is fucking journalist, in case you haven't noticed.

Of course, it's not easy. In STEM, there is generally only one right answer to any problem. Most of the rest are wrong. Under the softer "sciences", there are almost no wrong answers. Unless the professor doesn't like it. So, don't pick that answer.

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