The Daily Podcast on CS majors 9.29.25

[Anonymous]

Ouch that is a harsh reality the CS majors are facing.

The fact that tech has so much influence on every aspect of our lives is the scary takeaway from it all.

[Anonymous]

The end of the podcast is the most revealing. By the time the edicts from tech successfully filter down to dominate curricula—hectoring kids to learn how to prompt/correct AI while stealing others’ actual creative work to perpetuate the system—those skills will be completely outdated, and only the top 20 univ grads will once again be hired, leaving yet another debt-saddled generation to wonder what went wrong.

[Anonymous]

You realize your post is completely useless if you don't actually post the transcript or summarized transcript of what you are referring.

I gather this is something negative about majoring in CS...but how would anyone know?

[Anonymous]

That’s a rude response, most people do know how to find The Daily, and I’m not the OP, but here is one way to listen/read:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000729055919

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s a rude response, most people do know how to find The Daily, and I’m not the OP, but here is one way to listen/read:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000729055919

It's not a rude response at all....don't start a thread and post random comments with no context.

Isn't that DCUM 101?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s a rude response, most people do know how to find The Daily, and I’m not the OP, but here is one way to listen/read:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000729055919

It's not a rude response at all....don't start a thread and post random comments with no context.

Isn't that DCUM 101?

The context is The Daily Podcast regarding CS majors from today. Go have a listen then comeback and chat.

[Anonymous]

I just listened. My take away is the increased/continued importance of liberal arts. We can't predict the job market so many years out, so much better to focus on the critical thinking and writing skills that will be important to any job, regardless of AI or new technology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just listened. My take away is the increased/continued importance of liberal arts. We can't predict the job market so many years out, so much better to focus on the critical thinking and writing skills that will be important to any job, regardless of AI or new technology.

This is what every businessperson has been saying for the last five years.
Send your kids to schools where they learn to think critically, analyze, speak up, and write effectively. Progressive high schools. That's why they tend to outperform in the last two cycles in college placements.

College professors need these kids in their classes. They are begging T20 AO for more of them. Private high schools focus on these skills more than public high schools.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like the key takeaway is attending an elite school will become more important than ever...unless I am missing something from OP's post.

[Anonymous]

Doomsday clickbait from the Daily.

I am not buying into fear.

[Anonymous]

I don't love that they frame a CS degree as a "promise" to earn six-figures.

No degree is a promise anything, ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the key takeaway is attending an elite school will become more important than ever...unless I am missing something from OP's post.

Yes
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ouch that is a harsh reality the CS majors are facing.
The fact that tech has so much influence on every aspect of our lives is the scary takeaway from it all.

Every so often, I challenge myself to stay off my phone just to see how long I can go without checking it. Thankfully, it’s not that difficult for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ouch that is a harsh reality the CS majors are facing.
The fact that tech has so much influence on every aspect of our lives is the scary takeaway from it all.

Every so often, I challenge myself to stay off my phone just to see how long I can go without checking it. Thankfully, it’s not that difficult for me.

I get it. I do that too. I know their influence in media and cultural issues. I never really thought about how they pushed so hard for years and gave lots of money to push schools into churning out CS majors who not won't get jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just listened. My take away is the increased/continued importance of liberal arts. We can't predict the job market so many years out, so much better to focus on the critical thinking and writing skills that will be important to any job, regardless of AI or new technology.

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