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I grew up in the 80's, and was told by everyone "don't worry about money, do what you love." It was ingrained by parents, educators, media. Around 2000 when m

I grew up in the 80's, and was told by everyone "don't worry about money, do what you love." It was ingrained by parents, educators, media. Around 2000 when my friends and I went to school a few picked expensive private school art degrees, English lit etc. Thank goodness I'm a nerd and chose CS, because I did it with absolutely no regard to earning potential. What I'm getting at is that with all the fallout of the loan crisis, I think there's a lot more awareness of what higher education is for the 99%. Let the uber-rich learn extinct languages and medieval cooking, the rest of us need jobs.

rayiner 5y ago
> I grew up in the 80's, and was told by everyone "don't worry about money, do what you love." It was ingrained by parents, educators, media. The Boomers fucked up American culture in so many different ways.
etempleton 5y ago
Very few undergrads are majoring in the liberal arts and humanities today compared to even 10 years ago in the United States. Post the Great Recession the focus on getting a well paying job has become the ultimate goal of parents and their children when entering college and so the sciences, business, and the social sciences are all in vogue. Many colleges, to their credit, are shifting their focus more and more to outcomes and average salary potential.