I think you are out of your element here bucko.
I am? Really? Tell me, why do you believe that?
Not sure why you keep insulting a liberal arts degree. The jobs you joked about are those of individuals with no degree- though you seem to believe that they are one in the same.
Insulting? No, I was not being insulting. I was actually pulling your leg and having a bit of fun with you. I know libs are not very good with subtle, non-hate filled humor, but you are being a bit too much of a thin skinned twit about it. I would suggest that you learn to let some things bounce off of you a little more often and learn to laugh at yourself.
It has been my observation that getting a Liberal Arts degree most qualifies you for exactly what you are doing right now, grad student - going to school. It has also been my observation that those with a Liberal Arts degree who are not working within their fields of study (ie most of them) are normally doing most of those things that I "joked" about and they're really easy to spot: Smug, self righteous, a look about them that says they "know" they are so much better than you. It used to be annoying to have someone look down their nose at me when they took my order but, anymore, I just laugh at them.
That, "Intelligento", is what makes it funny when I joke about that; humor having an element of truth. Maybe you should have paid closer attention to the smiley I put after that paragraph instead of worrying about how much you had been offended.
I'd be interested to know what you are doing in your life and where you attended school, since it is so much better than all of the Ivies and other liberal arts schools.
I'm sure you would.
My guess is you simply didn't have the SAT scores to get you into one of those institutions and only later decided "well hell, they suck anyways."
No, it wasn't quite like that, but I give you kudos for trying to be cute. Like I said, I had better things to do with my time.
Because I can truly say I haven't known a single high school kid who, if money and grades/academics provided, had the opportunity to study at Harvard, would turn it down because "liberal arts sucks and gets you nowhere."
Welcome to contact with opinions outside of your bubble.
So keep going with your aimless ranting, chief, it isn't getting you anywhere either.
Ranting? Who's "ranting"? A "rant" would imply disgust, frustration, or anger. One of us has displayed that and it sure wasn't me.
The need for "Ivy Leage theorists" as you call them, is not going anywhere soon- not in this lifetime or the next, so keep dreaming.
For your sake, sweetheart, I sure hope that the general populace doesn't mind continuing to get screwed by "theorists" who have no real practical application experience behind it.
But, when they do wise up, you might want to have something to fall back on. Just sayin'.....
And I agree with your second to last paragraph.
But not the last one? Interesting....
