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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The world does not need more history, philosophy, literature, religious studies students. Students who are going into these fields have not been advised properly.

Everyone is learning humanities. Including STEM students. Look at their course work, more than 60% in humanities.

You dont need a major in history. Who would need history majors? History teachers/professors, yes. That is a tiny portion of the population. The numbers graduating in that major are multiples of those actually needed.

How do we know? The market is a good mechanism for what skills are valuable. If you paid attention in humanities courses, you would have learned about it.

- STEM professional[/quote]
The market is not always a good indicator--it's a short term indicator. It can take years of education to fully train people who become experts in the Middle East or East Asia. [b][Thinking about our Middle East and East Asia policy since at least 1990, I think we wouldn't be any worse off if we had a lot fewer of those useless idiots.][/b]

Humans are not just robots, there are a lot of factors that lead to a full and meaningful life. [b][Nobody needs to spend $300k on a liberal arts degree or take any liberal arts courses in order to have a "full and meaningful life". All the liberal arts knowledge anyone could possibly want is out there FOR FREE on the internet and in libraries.][/b]

Maybe you and your family personally don't appreciate the arts, design, history, religion, or foreign cultures, but a lot of people do, and investing in people who can create and preserve these aspects of humanity is worthwhile for those who can appreciate their importance.[b] [I don't believe our current academic world is even doing this. Most of what they're doing now is reinterpreting the arts, design, history, religion, and foreign culture in accordance with progressive dogma. This enterprise is wholly unworthy of funding or preservation. People who want to appreciate those things don't need to attend a university to do so.][/b]

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