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I'm a huge fan of education, but spending 4 years on a liberal art degree is a huge waste of time. It will not land you a job. If you actually want to learn so

• DanielBMarkham 16y ago
  everybody had the equivalent of a 4-year degree in liberal arts nobody is saying spend 4 years in liberal arts. The point is that a 4-year degree that would give you a wide cultural background (and no, I'm not talking talking-to-trees, I mean things like classics, history, art, etc) and allow you to enjoy life more. Doesn't have to take any extra time. You can do it anytime you like. I just think that there is a great benefit to the things offered under the title "liberal arts" -- much more than we analytical people like to admit. Yes, short-term, get something that works for you. These short-term, long-term value decisions is exactly why it's such a difficult conversation to have. Sadly, we've created a system of higher education that I think has developed a system of courseware with a very high impedance mismatch with the criteria use to decide. That just makes figuring out the usefulness of college tougher on everybody.