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These things might have value to you, which is nice, but they may or may not have any value to other people. Maybe ballet is a dead art. How much "value" does a

These things might have value to you, which is nice, but they may or may not have any value to other people. Maybe ballet is a dead art. How much "value" does a mime artist or a lute player add to society? Your idea of value is totally subjective and driven by your personal circumstances. That is fine, but don't force others to subsidize your choices. University used to be a place where you had to perform at an exceptional intellectual level across a balanced set of topics. Now, most schools have removed most/all of the STEM requirements for non-STEM students (or have dumbed them down to STEM for babies courses) and they are grinding out extremely mediocre task-followers with valueless degrees.

sheepybloke 4y ago
What about teachers? Should they not go to college because they don't get paid well? Or journalists? Should everyone who can't do math well just go a be a business major? Should they not go and study to start a career in their field that they are good and passionate about? If we are looking at value, we need to look at how much value we put on these other areas as well, where you can get a decent job but still not make enough to continue forward. On the last part, we as an industry need to be a bit more introspective. How many CS programs produce someone who is a mediocre task follower?