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Every book you've read, movie you've watched, song you've listened to, play you've seen, etc. has been a direct result of our journey through the humanities, an

Every book you've read, movie you've watched, song you've listened to, play you've seen, etc. has been a direct result of our journey through the humanities, and I'm positive nobody thinks those forms of entertainment should just "cease to exist". Ah yes, but how many of these would require obtaining a 4-year degree with 6-figure debt? In the words of Matt Damon from Good Will Hunting “You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library.”

lc9er 6y ago
And yet he attended Harvard, until acting picked up. You also kind of reinforced the actual point he was making - the preppy douchebag didn’t actually understand the material he was quoting. Rather, he had just memorized a bunch of stuff, which without comprehension, provides little value.
- andreilys 6y ago
  Yes and unfortunately thats the humanities education that most students get. How to game the system through rote memorization in order to get a high GPA so they can get into grad school. Sure there are exceptions to the rule, just like how there are people who have contributed greatly to the humanities without stepping foot in a degree granting institution.
triceratops 6y ago
Maybe we should question why colleges charge 6-figures for an education like that. Instead of trying to get rid of it entirely.
- andreilys 6y ago
  You’d learn more about the humanities by traveling for a year, than spending 4 years being lectured to by ivory tower academics. Perhaps we should allow the Peace Corps to grant 4-year degrees? I feel like that would give you the best of both worlds.
  - triceratops 6y ago
    > You’d learn more about the humanities by traveling for a year What exactly do you think "the humanities" are?
    - andreilys 6y ago
      Spending 4 years learning to write essays that align with the views of your professors
      - triceratops 6y ago
        Nope, that's not it. Try again.

lc9er 6y ago

And yet he attended Harvard, until acting picked up. You also kind of reinforced the actual point he was making - the preppy douchebag didn’t actually understand the material he was quoting. Rather, he had just memorized a bunch of stuff, which without comprehension, provides little value.

andreilys 6y ago
Yes and unfortunately thats the humanities education that most students get. How to game the system through rote memorization in order to get a high GPA so they can get into grad school. Sure there are exceptions to the rule, just like how there are people who have contributed greatly to the humanities without stepping foot in a degree granting institution.

triceratops 6y ago

Maybe we should question why colleges charge 6-figures for an education like that. Instead of trying to get rid of it entirely.

andreilys 6y ago
You’d learn more about the humanities by traveling for a year, than spending 4 years being lectured to by ivory tower academics. Perhaps we should allow the Peace Corps to grant 4-year degrees? I feel like that would give you the best of both worlds.
- triceratops 6y ago
  > You’d learn more about the humanities by traveling for a year What exactly do you think "the humanities" are?
  - andreilys 6y ago
    Spending 4 years learning to write essays that align with the views of your professors
    - triceratops 6y ago
      Nope, that's not it. Try again.