> At least it's a better ideal than asking 17-year-old kids to anticipate what the job market will be like in four year At virtually any time in modern history

> At least it's a better ideal than asking 17-year-old kids to anticipate what the job market will be like in four year At virtually any time in modern history, majoring in engineering is going to be more lucrative than majoring in History or English. Accounting, mathematics, law, etc. all have pretty high likelihood of continuing to be lucrative fields. Let's also not discount trade schools. Electricians, plumbers, HVAC workers, masons, etc. make solid livings, and get to start their careers ~4 years earlier. These are good options that we often neglect / look down upon. > How many people would be doing the exact same job they're doing now if they had no need for the money? It's not zero percent, but it's certainly not 100 percent either. Yea. I assume it's much closer to 0 than than 100 percent.