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"College shouldn’t entirely be a STEM trade school." I appreciate the feedback, but here you are distorting my argument. There is not a binary choice between g
by charmides 8y ago
"College shouldn’t entirely be a STEM trade school."
I appreciate the feedback, but here you are distorting my argument. There is not a binary choice between getting a STEM degree and going into debt for the rest of your life because you spent more than $100,000 on two English degrees. For instance, I think more people should consider learning a skilled trade.
"I bet if you look harder you find plenty of studio art majors and linguists and English majors doing just fine in the modern world."
There are millions of people with degrees in studio art and linguistics and of course plenty of them are doing just fine. That says little about the wisdom of pursuing such degrees.
"The problem seems to be that people believe that college is the only ticket they need and that they don’t need to apply themselves further or continue learning and adapting."
This I agree with.