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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]college is too expensive and the world is too competitive for people to get hobby degrees. You can learn just as much by frequenting a good public library and accessing the incredible wealth of free media content that is out there. [/quote]

What an ignorant post.[/quote]

No lie though.

Colleges have priced themselves out of the traditional college experience - "have fun, make friends, explore different subjects, learn things every civilized person should know".[/quote]
+1  there are people who love history, read a lot of history books, watch history documentaries, but didn't major in history.   [b]What are you learning in a history class that can't be learned by reading lots of history books?[/b]

Whereas the vast majority of people wouldn't be able to teach themselves higher level math by just reading a math book.

Yes, a great coder can learn to code without a college degree, which is why companies like Alphabet now don't necessarily require a college degree for swe positions.

But, most people can't learn on their own if they want a career in CS.   Even if most people can't learn on their own about history by just reading a book, so what? They aren't trying to get a job in a field that requires you to know history.

I'm not saying you need to major in CS (one kid is but another is not), but this is about why there aren't very many history majors anymore.  And it's clear why.[/quote]

All of that liberal arts college stuff? Like critical thinking? How to write? What it is to be human? What culture is? How societal patterns are repeated? How to identify that and work toward a better future? [/quote]
I can read philosophy and history books at home to learn about these things.

Are you seriously saying that only history majors learn critical thinking skills?  You think my dual CS/math major kid, who also, btw has an IB Diploma and took IB History and IB and AP exam, doesn't have any critical thinking skills?

BTW, I love history, but outside of  T10 or those going to grad school, being a history major won't get you a good paying job.  Look at a PP's post about income by majors and schools.

Maybe history majors aren't numbers driven people.  [/quote]

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