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> Yet they're the same people who scoff at and disparage people studying finance or computer science This times 1000. For an example of this attitude, just go

> Yet they're the same people who scoff at and disparage people studying finance or computer science This times 1000. For an example of this attitude, just go through artist-turned-hacker Maciej Ceglowski's [1] essay "Dabblers and Blowhards" (http://www.idlewords.com/2005/04/dabblers_and_blowhards.htm http://www.idlewords.com/2005/04/dabblers_and_blowhards.htm), with the last line: "But you, sir, are no painter. And while you hack away at your terminal, or ride your homemade Segway, we painters and musicians are going to be right over here with all the wine, hash, and hot chicks." Make no mistake, I personally think Maciej is without an ounce of malice, and often writes tongue firmly in cheek. Yet the attitude he displays in this essay does exist in reality in a lot of liberal arts majors, like the author of this piece. I'm never sure whether to be angry, or just amused at the airs of people like her who have never had to deal with actual, grinding poverty, and expect the world to fall into their laps. [1] Ceglowski (@baconmeteor) is the founder of Pinboard.

yen223 13y ago
Luckily, nobody here scoffs at liberal arts students!
Confusion 13y ago
Unfortunately your comment is entirely irrelevant, because neither you nor your parent seem to have read the article. Get off your hobby horse.
onetwofiveten 13y ago
Did you really come away from that article thinking that the author expected the world to fall into her lap? She's an artist who has worked hard for her success but is humble about it. She uses her own experiences as an example to talk about social problems, unfairness and entitlement. How is that expecting the world to fall into her lap? Why should someone have to experience grinding poverty before it becomes reasonable to discuss the attitudes of the very wealthy? Do the very wealthy have to experience grinding poverty before we take their opinions seriously? Because last time I checked, money was still power.

yen223 13y ago

Luckily, nobody here scoffs at liberal arts students!

Confusion 13y ago

Unfortunately your comment is entirely irrelevant, because neither you nor your parent seem to have read the article. Get off your hobby horse.

onetwofiveten 13y ago

Did you really come away from that article thinking that the author expected the world to fall into her lap? She's an artist who has worked hard for her success but is humble about it. She uses her own experiences as an example to talk about social problems, unfairness and entitlement. How is that expecting the world to fall into her lap? Why should someone have to experience grinding poverty before it becomes reasonable to discuss the attitudes of the very wealthy? Do the very wealthy have to experience grinding poverty before we take their opinions seriously? Because last time I checked, money was still power.