> That's essentially limiting the liberal arts to only the rich and the delusional. As it always has been except since the 20th century. Lots of writers of the

> That's essentially limiting the liberal arts to only the rich and the delusional. As it always has been except since the 20th century. Lots of writers of the past known as such today had to have patrons, be well-situated in society and commerce, or just be rich as hell. The period where a writer could be a published writer and make a living just by means of achievement was incredibly short. There are many extremely successful people with 'useless degrees', like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Livingston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Livingston, but she had a metric ton of social capital which the middle class simply does not have. The middle class ever had only limited opportunities, and since the middle class is shrinking, that's indicative of the opportunities getting boarded up. > The liberal arts fundamentally shape how we view, live and act in the world Thinking many years hard about engineering topics does the same. Plus, engineers do not not philosophize.