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I find the “liberal arts” thing weird. First, as a scientist with an engineering degree, I definitely feel if you cheat through school you’re only cheating your
by fnordpiglet 3y ago
I find the “liberal arts” thing weird. First, as a scientist with an engineering degree, I definitely feel if you cheat through school you’re only cheating yourself. In the hard sciences a lack of knowledge and ability is pretty easy to suss out. The degree gets you the interview, the network might open a door or two, but the education is how you get the job. And once you’ve got it, if you didn’t learn anything, you will be fired fast.
It’s more likely in a liberal art you can fluff your way through life living a continuous con. But heres the thing - they still are cheating themselves. Because the only thing a certificate and a network based on lies gives you is hollow employment built on lies. The education is what gives you a career and a life worth living.
So, maybe that’s old school, but I’ve rarely found old school wisdom to be wrong. It has, after all, withstood the filter of time.
- jncfhnb 3y agoI’m just glad people have stopped saying liberal arts students are the only ones who have learned to think critically
- 9dev 3y ago> The degree gets you the interview, the network might open a door or two, but the education is how you get the job. What a great way to respond. I couldn’t agree more.
- yunwal 3y agoUnfortunately it’s not true for most positions in the tech industry, including the highest paying ones. All of these are game-able. Spend a month running through leetcode questions and learning some jargon, and it won’t matter whether you cheated your way through school, you’ll know enough to pass the interview. Even on the job people can often get away with not providing much value if they have a bad/apathetic/misaligned manager.
- AnnikaL 3y agoAre physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology not considered "liberal arts"?