the thing IS, even though humanities and the liberal arts don’t lead to money, i think it’s incredibly important for there to be people out there studying these things, keeping them alive and current. philosophy, art, history, literature: these are the things that make being human more than just an animal slog from birth to death. these things are invaluable.
unfortunately, late stage capitalism means that the ultrarich want to turn everyone else into peasants, and deny them any beauty or meaning or education or dignity, and thus the humanities and liberal arts are called worthless, funding for them is slashed, and there’s less and less jobs that make any use of them. it’s bullshit, but that’s how it is right now.
so… tl;dr: learn humanities, THEN learn welding. get a cool job and be a well-rounded citizen at the same time!
“the ultrarich want to turn everyone else into peasants, and deny them any beauty or meaning, and thus the humanities and liberal arts are called worthless, funding for them is slashed, and there’s less and less jobs that make any use of them.”
This is what I was trying to say, guys.
Not “elitists don’t exist.”
Not “you have to like High Art to be a person.”
THIS. Right here.
hi! just jumping in on the welding train: so, I’m a community college student, and I’m studying philosophy, like an idiot. my classmates in the humanities and I have no idea what we’re going to get to end up doing for a living. OTOH, my classmates who are electrical engineers, dental hygienists, and yes, specifically welders, are the ones who have employers waiting for them with open arms. seriously, one guy had a manager at a plant helping him with a calculus graduation requirement, even.
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