Re:Mea culpa: there is a crisis in the humanities
by panic on Friday July 27, 2018 @07:50PM
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Given the current cost of rent/food/health care/raising children (especially in the US), I can understand making life decisions purely around money, but it also makes me sad. Wouldn't it be better if people could do what they feel is useful instead of fitting themselves into often-pointless jobs just because they're well-paying? Even if you think humanities research is useless, does the world really need more lawyers and accountants?
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Re:Mea culpa: there is a crisis in the humanities
by kcmp on Saturday July 28, 2018 @12:39AM
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It's true though. I just got a job at a FANG company right out of college and if I wanted my own 1 bedroom apartment it would look like a repurposed motel from the 50s.
I make over six figures but can't help but feel guilty when I have to tell my parents, who are below poverty line, that I can't afford my own apartment.
Re:Mea culpa: there is a crisis in the humanities
by dorchadas on Friday July 27, 2018 @07:53PM
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I agree completely. It would be amazing if everything wasn't so money-focused (though I understand why it has to be) and people could just pursue the job they wanted to do, such as doing study in the humanities if they found it interesting.