I suspect this has more to do with what areas of study do they want to concentrate on/be known for moreso than some broader commentary as to the value of these majors.

The reality is AI is going to fundamentally reshape all career tracks in the coming years. The biggest ones will be coding -- so all these kids majoring in computer sciences, etc. will be SOL in a few years -- look at what has already happened at Google, Meta, etc. That's all about preparing for AI, not economic pressures as they have tons of cash. The exception, of course, is programming the AI itself.

AI will create NEW careers we cannot even envision yet. Colleges will adapt to that, too, with programs of study.

My guess is the creative-oriented fields are pretty safe. There seem to be limits to what AI can do with things like storytelling. See Alan Alda's recent podcast with Mike Farrell where they read a new scene from M*A*S*H written by ChatGPT.

Anonymous wrote:Another English major here. Currently an executive for an organization that helps people not die of HIV, TB, Ebola, Malaria, and bleed out during childbirth.

Could I have ended up in the same place without being an English major? Perhaps. But perhaps reading, analyzing, and writing about literature has a wee bit to do with my ability to read, analyze, and write about our world. It’s a stretch, I know.

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Anonymous wrote:I was an English major. Now I’m a lawyer and I write a lot. I don’t think my major was useless but I guess wtf do I know?

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I am not encouraging my kids to choose a major in the humanities but I don’t want to live in a world where no one does.

If you attended college but didn’t study any of the “impractical” subjects, I don’t consider you college educated.

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Anonymous wrote:College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

Thanks goodness.

Go to vocational school if that is what you want to buy. Why educate yourself if you are don't value an educated mind?

Go to a LAC if you want to gaze at your navel, universities should have are return on investment.

You misunderstood that I was disrespecting vocational education. It is a fine option. Not everyone values education. And you don't need an expensive private LAC to get an education. But I don't disrespect LACs either.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

Thanks goodness.

You seem like you could’ve used more English classes.

You seem like you could have used more logical reasoning classes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

Thanks goodness.

Go to vocational school if that is what you want to buy. Why educate yourself if you are don't value an educated mind?

Go to a LAC if you want to gaze at your navel, universities should have are return on investment.

Anonymous wrote:College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

It can't continue to remain like a country club after charging $200K $300K

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

Thanks goodness.

You seem like you could’ve used more English classes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

Thanks goodness.

Go to vocational school if that is what you want to buy. Why educate yourself if you are don't value an educated mind?

Another English major here. Currently an executive for an organization that helps people not die of HIV, TB, Ebola, Malaria, and bleed out during childbirth.

Could I have ended up in the same place without being an English major? Perhaps. But perhaps reading, analyzing, and writing about literature has a wee bit to do with my ability to read, analyze, and write about our world. It’s a stretch, I know.

Anonymous wrote:LOL these English majors think a few examples they know speak for the whole

They currently lack college level thinking and argument skills.

English major indeed seems useless.

This a very poorly reasoned and argued post. Do better if you actually want to convince your reader of your position

Anonymous wrote:College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

Thanks goodness.

College is becoming a modern-day vocational school.

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Anonymous wrote:I was an English major. Now I’m a lawyer and I write a lot. I don’t think my major was useless but I guess wtf do I know?

You don't need English major to go to a law school, and become a lawyer.
Law school is necessity to become a lawyer, English major is not.

That is not at all what the poster is saying. Can you read?

PP’s seem to be saying that humanities lead to law school. How many lawyers do we need?

Poster said that English major is useful for their current career in law. There was no claim that that is the only major leading to law school.