i have advanced degrees in mathematics and have interviewed for plenty of "STEM" jobs, so my take (pathetically wrong in your words) is from my direct experienc

i have advanced degrees in mathematics and have interviewed for plenty of "STEM" jobs, so my take (pathetically wrong in your words) is from my direct experience. people do not value mathematics, whether they say they do or not. they want software engineers and data scientists already trained for what they're specifically working for. my mathematics experience has been completely marginalized because people do not value it and/or understand it. that's simply been reality. > Maybe you might remember from your CS education (if you took one) how about 1/3rd of your coursework had to be outside of your major and you most likely had to take within your major some "Scientific Writing" or "Scientific Communication" classes. this doesn't address anything that's at discussion here. > The lack of profitability and job opportunities for humanities majors do a great job of that without some form of conspiracy against them... so profitability is now the measure of whether a field is worthwhile or not? and i wasn't just talking about humanities fields. STEM marketing absolutely does affect the status quo, whether you think it does or not. we need people in those fields.