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You’re giving 18 year olds too much credit. Ask the average college student what job they’re planning on getting with their degree and how much it pays and they
by pb7 6y ago
You’re giving 18 year olds too much credit. Ask the average college student what job they’re planning on getting with their degree and how much it pays and they won’t be able to tell you.
- dasudasu 6y agoAs an easy counter-example, there was a decent drop in people getting CS degrees following the dot-com bubble implosion and pervasive rumors of offshoring thereafter. Correspondingly, there was an uptick while the bubble was forming.
- triceratops 6y agoCollege students may not know precise numbers. But they're sharp enough to work out "barista with an art degree" makes less than "banker with a finance degree". And if they don't already know "art degree = low-paying career" we're failing them before they ever reach college.
- true_religion 6y agoA lot of people think art degrees will pay well because they see the explosion of interest in anime, web illustrations, comics, and graphic novels. They don’t see the supply side though, so they assume good demand means a good career path.