Regarding that last point: It carries the assumption that people in STEMMFT (science technology engineering math medicine finance and the trades) do not have st

Regarding that last point: It carries the assumption that people in STEMMFT (science technology engineering math medicine finance and the trades) do not have strengths and talents in other areas that they set aside to pursue their careers. Our society seems to have no problem taking a rational approach to something like, for example, basketball. Unless you are one of a few truly phenomenal people with the talent and drive to succeed professionally, playing basketball is a hobby. Full stop. You can count on coaches to (mostly) objectively advise you as to whether or not you are one of those people. Not so, the liberal arts. What was intended as a program of enculturation for the children of the wealthy elite has turned into a monster that devours the children of the working class, who are mostly not exceptional, and for whom an arts degree is an expensive diversion at best.