|
Humanities academia IS mostly useless, simply because of its pedantic and repetetive learning. Oh hey, look.. this author did the same damn thing as 10000 others. And yes, you'll be a more "actualized" person who better understands culture and stands as one of the enlightened. It's a worthless degree.
Unless you get a job. I'm a Software Test Engineer testing DOD-ceritified document retention software with my mostly-completed degree in Computer Science.
My boss is a "Communication" major.
^ And there is the contradiction. Most education, whether its the back-breaking mind-fucking engineering classes you've ever seen, or a class in "Male Female Communication," its about preparing yourself for a job. My boss is fine.. she doesn't need a CS degree -- the communication degree taught her how to tell people exactly what needs to be done (without being condescending) and deal with the scientific details.
So my question to you, is what kind of JOB role do you see yourself in?
__________________
"I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel
|