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“nothing” vs “something” is a pretty big difference
by jolux 6y ago
“nothing” vs “something” is a pretty big difference
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- ehnto 6y agoAre you suggesting no one but MIT PhD grads get jobs?
- jolux 6y agoNope.
- ehnto 6y agoCould you be more clear then, the GP comment is already causing enough confusion.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoThe comment states pretty clearly that fresh PhDs looking for jobs in the humanities enjoy the advantage of "something" over the "nothing" that fresh BAs get. That isn't a difference of 10x -- it's much better. In the terms of your first comment, the suggestion is that fresh bachelors trying to work in humanities don't get jobs. MIT was not mentioned.
- ghaff 6y agoPeople who major in humanities do get jobs. I know a ton of them--albeit mostly from good schools. And they're not in retail or whatever. There just isn't necessarily the clear career path that there is with, say, a CS degree and the entry salary is probably not nearly as good. A PhD in English lit or whatever basically only makes sense if you want to teach and that's not a great track these days.