WashPost: College is remade as tech majors surge and humanities dwindle

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That’s expected. But in the future, if there are too many CS graduates and too few English and history graduates, the supply and demand relationship might change.

Why would it change? Why would English and history majors be in demand unless it's for teaching English or history?

Huge demand for them in brand and marketing departments in Fortune 500 companies. I'm serious.

The ability to write well and tell stories is highly coveted.

Fortunate 500 companies should really reconsider hiring woke female English majors (a highly redundant formulation, I know) who "tell stories" that actively alienate their customers (see: Bud Lite, Target).

Oh by all means, let’s reduce advertising and customer service to an algorithm. CS all the way?

There are people with degrees in marketing and communications. Why is there an assumption that a degree that prepares you for nothing is the best preparation for any career?

Now a days marketing involves using social media, created by the CS industry. Print ads are going by the wayside.

code monkeys aren't writing content

AI can write content.

It's even better at writing code!

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/19/college-majors-computer-science-humanities/

That’s expected. But in the future, if there are too many CS graduates and too few English and history graduates, the supply and demand relationship might change.

Why would it change? Why would English and history majors be in demand unless it's for teaching English or history?

Huge demand for them in brand and marketing departments in Fortune 500 companies. I'm serious.

The ability to write well and tell stories is highly coveted.

Fortunate 500 companies should really reconsider hiring woke female English majors (a highly redundant formulation, I know) who "tell stories" that actively alienate their customers (see: Bud Lite, Target).

Oh by all means, let’s reduce advertising and customer service to an algorithm. CS all the way?

There are people with degrees in marketing and communications. Why is there an assumption that a degree that prepares you for nothing is the best preparation for any career?

Now a days marketing involves using social media, created by the CS industry. Print ads are going by the wayside.

code monkeys aren't writing content

AI can write content.

It's even better at writing code!

And who is managing the AI itself? English majors?

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/19/college-majors-computer-science-humanities/

That’s expected. But in the future, if there are too many CS graduates and too few English and history graduates, the supply and demand relationship might change.

Why would it change? Why would English and history majors be in demand unless it's for teaching English or history?

Huge demand for them in brand and marketing departments in Fortune 500 companies. I'm serious.

The ability to write well and tell stories is highly coveted.

Fortunate 500 companies should really reconsider hiring woke female English majors (a highly redundant formulation, I know) who "tell stories" that actively alienate their customers (see: Bud Lite, Target).

Oh by all means, let’s reduce advertising and customer service to an algorithm. CS all the way?

There are people with degrees in marketing and communications. Why is there an assumption that a degree that prepares you for nothing is the best preparation for any career?

Now a days marketing involves using social media, created by the CS industry. Print ads are going by the wayside.

code monkeys aren't writing content

AI can write content.

It's even better at writing code!

Yep, it's designed to replace code monkeys, it's not writing ad copy, that's just cover.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/19/college-majors-computer-science-humanities/

That’s expected. But in the future, if there are too many CS graduates and too few English and history graduates, the supply and demand relationship might change.

Why would it change? Why would English and history majors be in demand unless it's for teaching English or history?

Huge demand for them in brand and marketing departments in Fortune 500 companies. I'm serious.

The ability to write well and tell stories is highly coveted.

Fortunate 500 companies should really reconsider hiring woke female English majors (a highly redundant formulation, I know) who "tell stories" that actively alienate their customers (see: Bud Lite, Target).

Oh by all means, let’s reduce advertising and customer service to an algorithm. CS all the way?

There are people with degrees in marketing and communications. Why is there an assumption that a degree that prepares you for nothing is the best preparation for any career?

Now a days marketing involves using social media, created by the CS industry. Print ads are going by the wayside.

code monkeys aren't writing content

AI can write content.

It's even better at writing code!

And who is managing the AI itself? English majors?

doh

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/19/college-majors-computer-science-humanities/

That’s expected. But in the future, if there are too many CS graduates and too few English and history graduates, the supply and demand relationship might change.

Why would it change? Why would English and history majors be in demand unless it's for teaching English or history?

Huge demand for them in brand and marketing departments in Fortune 500 companies. I'm serious.

The ability to write well and tell stories is highly coveted.

Fortunate 500 companies should really reconsider hiring woke female English majors (a highly redundant formulation, I know) who "tell stories" that actively alienate their customers (see: Bud Lite, Target).

Oh by all means, let’s reduce advertising and customer service to an algorithm. CS all the way?

There are people with degrees in marketing and communications. Why is there an assumption that a degree that prepares you for nothing is the best preparation for any career?

Now a days marketing involves using social media, created by the CS industry. Print ads are going by the wayside.

code monkeys aren't writing content

AI can write content.

It's even better at writing code!

Yep, it's designed to replace code monkeys, it's not writing ad copy, that's just cover.

? it writes essays and content.

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Actual both English and CS majors will be out of work. Most of them.

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Anonymous wrote:Just curious: Do VA, MD and DC public schools require Algebra II as the minimum for HS graduation? If that’s the case, it’s too much. California requires Algebra I as the minimum for HS graduation, but that requirement is under review by the state education officials. That requirement was imposed decades ago and reflects institutional racism. They are thinking about getting rid of that requirement. In some respects they have a point: why require algebra I when your career goal is to be a hair stylist? Arithmetic should be required for HS graduation though.

MD requires Algebra 1, Geometry, and a math course every year to fill out the 4 years.

Instead of asking why a diploma requires passing (not mastering) Algebra 1, consider asking why a hair stylist needs a high school degree. World History? English literature? Physics?

b/c the hairstylist needs to be able to read the newspaper and if interested in particular topic .. a book on the subject that then informs their vote. We all depend on having an informed citizenry to build a functioning republic, public education of the voting population was one of the factors, along with an enslaved population, that propelled the United States into being able to take advantage of our economic superiority to becoming the political godfather on the world stage that we have been for damn near a century. A proper democratically elected republic cannot look after its own interests unless the voters have grasp of at least one issue that they are voting on, the voters should pick their representatives, I know this idea is appalling to the republicans on this thread and always has been since Lincoln's time. There is a reason we have a "republican' party that is very dubious of the wisdom of democracy and enfranchisement without a LOT of massaging from elders and betters and the "Democratic" party that advocated voters in the backwoods of Tennessee have the capacity and responsibility to understand and weigh in on the issues of the day through enfranchisement. This different approach to governance is why the current mix of elitist a-holes and racists together in one party has created such a toxic stew. oh and by the way, I understand all this b/c I had a good humanities education in highschool. STEM educated people are easily led and manipulated and in a representative government too many ignorant scientists who have a disdain for humans and their concerns despite being human themselves can be incredibly dangerous- like those horrors who didn't realize euthanizing the mentally ill and experimenting on twins was a disgusting thing to do b/c it provided good data. it was scientists who developed eugenics, and scientists who are working in CRSPR and we need people to study to humanities to be the guardrails b/c that is their function. Everyone serves different functions in society. A hairdresser has to know about world history so when ppl start banning books, he is alarmed and makes the right moral choice in the voting booth. It's easier to see the connection between burned books and burned bodies for someone conversant with twentieth century world history and literature such as Vonnegut and/or Bradbury than one who doesn't have that advantage.

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STEM educated people are easily led and manipulated and in a representative government too many ignorant scientists who have a disdain for humans and their concerns despite being human themselves can be incredibly dangerous-

Thanks for flaunting your stupid prejudices.

Humanities majors are just as easily led and manipulated as STEM majors. Humanities majors are the ones, these days, who are leading the charge for euthanasia of the elderly, radical reduction of the human population, and other such horrors.

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STEM educated people are easily led and manipulated and in a representative government too many ignorant scientists who have a disdain for humans and their concerns despite being human themselves can be incredibly dangerous-

Thanks for flaunting your stupid prejudices.

Humanities majors are just as easily led and manipulated as STEM majors. Humanities majors are the ones, these days, who are leading the charge for euthanasia of the elderly, radical reduction of the human population, and other such horrors.

Agree!

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/19/college-majors-computer-science-humanities/

That’s expected. But in the future, if there are too many CS graduates and too few English and history graduates, the supply and demand relationship might change.

Why would it change? Why would English and history majors be in demand unless it's for teaching English or history?

Huge demand for them in brand and marketing departments in Fortune 500 companies. I'm serious.

The ability to write well and tell stories is highly coveted.

Fortunate 500 companies should really reconsider hiring woke female English majors (a highly redundant formulation, I know) who "tell stories" that actively alienate their customers (see: Bud Lite, Target).

Oh by all means, let’s reduce advertising and customer service to an algorithm. CS all the way?

There are people with degrees in marketing and communications. Why is there an assumption that a degree that prepares you for nothing is the best preparation for any career?

Now a days marketing involves using social media, created by the CS industry. Print ads are going by the wayside.

code monkeys aren't writing content

AI can write content.

It's even better at writing code!

Yep, it's designed to replace code monkeys, it's not writing ad copy, that's just cover.

? it writes essays and content.

Sure, it can populate a website with text, sufficient to look not scammy. The sort of thing that’s been done with scraping algorithms now.

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https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/05/26/tech-companies-are-laying-off-their-ethics-and-safety-teams-.html

⬆️Even “woke” companies like FB and Google are laying off censors, fact checkers and content moderators en masse.