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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the world was shut down during a pandemic, we needed the scientists and doctors to help cure us. But we also needed the artists and writers. How much Netflix did you stream? How many books did you read? How did you find and share joy and meaning in your life?

It's not enough to simply be alive and earn money. You need purpose, connections, community. These come from the the study and expression of language and art.
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It's not all about earning money or learning to earn money.  It's about learning to enjoy the world.[/quote]

Why do people think it is one thing or the other? A doc friend of mine is a concert trumpeter. A Google friend is a writer. Both studied multiple things in school and enjoy both parts of their lives.[/quote]

I think it’s even fine to say, “Phooey; I hate the arts!” Or, “Art majors should know how to code, tend bar and handle bookkeeping, just in case.”

But what’s irritating are the people, with kids applying to T50 schools, who don’t understand that some people — and especially some alumni of T50 schools — make a great living in fields related to the arts and social sciences.

What’s also irritating are the parents who seem not to understand that a normal bright kid who tries to major in STEM at a T30ish school, without a passion for the subject, will likely fail out in a semester. A lot of parents seem to think majoring in CS at UVa is like first-grade math. The parents have no clue whatsoever what they’re expecting from their kids. [/quote]

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