Humanities major here. I studied in both India and the US. There was a strong socialist strain across all my professors, more so in India than in the US. There

Humanities major here. I studied in both India and the US. There was a strong socialist strain across all my professors, more so in India than in the US. There was almost a disdain for regular employment. There was zero talk of how to actually go about finding work, or how the education could be applied to a regular job. I was pretty entrepreneurial and managed to build a small business. But most of my classmates are still struggling, either eking out a living in poorly paid writing gigs, or working in academia in the hopes of landing a tenured position someday. Humanities education is vital, but it really needs a long hard look at itself if it wants to remain viable. Edit: As an aside, the positive part about my humanities education in India was that it was effectively free (tuition was $100/year). And my professors mostly had PhDs from top colleges like Oxbridge, Berkeley, etc. The fact that I graduated debt free is one reason why I would still recommend people to go through with it if they have an interest in the humanities