The challenge here is the instructions were not very clear. All they said was go to college. They didn't tell you what to study, and it turns out there aren't a lot of jobs in medieval literature, gender studies, etc.

[–] NotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nu 25 points 1 year ago

Sure but it doesn't explain why teachers need to flip burgers as a second job, or why doctors and lawyers are drowning under all the debt.

[–] breadcodes@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How many people do you think majored in gender studies? The biggest field by far is STEM. Engineers, scientists, mathematicians/physicists, and IT still find it hard to find a job and are facing unprecedented layoffs.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Also, gender studies is obviously a field we should be supporting more, given the prevalence of sexism in society and how many people are completely ignorant about the nature of gender

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

(probably not that) Hot take. But I think that not having everyone study STEM or "productive" (by capitalism's standard) studies is a good thing for the world.

Sure, philosophy doesn't pay. But is the world better with, or without, people who study philosophy?

[–] ichmagrum@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Depends on the quality of the philosophy and how dire the need is for people who learned immediately useful subjects.