"and why do you want more money?"
"because it'll make me happy"
"why not just buy this lovely [painting/poem/record] instead, it'll directly give you joy"
fr nothing pisses me off more than people saying that only STEM education is valuable
I would actually argue that STEM education is generally harmful in that it acts like it's the only thing important. Honestly, engineering and technology is mainly made difficult by engineers themselves, who have little influence from other fields.
Somehow, this is the only justification we can get anyone to agree on in the modern world. Should we educate kids? "Sure, as long as its STEM so they can be good taxpayers."
Come to think of it, this is also often the justification for art. Should I buy this piece? "Of course, it will gain in value"