I personally think the humanities education would be better served by divorcing it from making a living (which it actually traditionally was for centuries, and

I personally think the humanities education would be better served by divorcing it from making a living (which it actually traditionally was for centuries, and only changed in the last 100 or so years). Making it about supporting yourself, kind of actually hurts humanities education and, I think, inevitably distorts it. Rather, it should be about becoming a well-rounded person independent of making money. I am a software engineer and have a comfortable salary. However, I would love to be able to do deeper study into History, Art, and Philosophy, not because it will enable me to make more money, but simply because it would make me a better person and expose me to a deeper understanding of the ups and downs of being human. Maybe humanities needs to change its target primarily from 18 year olds who are figuring out what to do with their lives, to 40 year olds, who already make money, but want to learn more about what it means to be human.