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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some people just don’t care about prestige and doesn't function well when focused on social mobility. I was a humanity major knowing I could be driving a taxi at the end. Not everyone’s cut out to be a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer.  This world also needs social misfits, taxi drivers, line cooks, and janitors. [/quote]

Noble jobs, but I wouldn’t want my kid being part of the 50% of Americans who have trouble finding enough money for a $600 emergency. [/quote]

PP humanities major here. I sent my kid to an ivy. I don’t have to worry about her being part of the 50%. [/quote]

No one who goes to 99% of colleges will have to worry about that either. [/quote]

My kids are smart, capable, and motivated, and their parents are highly educated and from the ~3-4%.  The likelihood of them being part of the 50% is extremely low.  Indeed, the older one graduated with a humanities degree several years ago and is making six figures.

We are all good here.[/quote]

Key point being your kids are from a wealthy background. If they were just middle class they’d be screwed. Count your blessings. [/quote]

Middle class or lower class kids who get humanities degrees are not screwed because of it. You need to let go of that idea. I mean, really.[/quote]

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Our DC (MC) graduated two years ago with a BA in History and has been employed ever since as an intelligence analyst.  He can write better than anyone I've ever met - a very highly sought after skill.[/quote]

This. Excellent writing and critical thinking skills are valuable, period. And broadly transferable. No-one can reach the executive level of any field without them.[/quote]

Then explain the earnings premium for STEM. Oh wait, you can’t. [/quote]

PP’s comment actually has nothing to do with the earnings premium for stem. [/quote]

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