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Re:The world needs at least 600M new jobs in the next decade... by cryoshon on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @03:14PM (#10382781)
I agree that the educations aren't created equal, but consider what these kids were told going into college: a college degree = a good job.

The nuance of "the economy can't support liberal arts majors" didn't crop up with gusto until after the economy crashed, and isn't even true-- the economy can't support a bajillion physicists or electrical engineers either, nevermind that most people aren't cut out for it.

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Re:The world needs at least 600M new jobs in the next decade... by djrogers on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @04:39PM (#10383309)
> The nuance of "the economy can't support liberal arts majors" didn't crop up with gusto until after the economy crashed

I'm not sure where you live/work/play, but I've been hearing this since I was in high school in the 90s. There was a strong push for us to get practical, applicable degrees - business, accounting, CS/IS, engineering, etc. unless one wanted to become a professor of liberal arts.

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