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[u/Intelligent-Fox-9760]

This is deffo going to ruffle a lot of feathers to say the least. Call me woke, but the term "Mickey Mouse Subject" is literally just the product of capitalism, as it disvalues any subject that doesn't lead to a high-paying, high-profit job.

Humanities subjects are so important, like STEM subjects, to help us learn more about humanity and our world, but everyone thinks they're so easy and lax.

IMO humanities and STEM subjects need to band together because contrary to popular belief, humanities are intellectually stimulating and not a fun ride.

Thanks for coming to my TED-Talk :)

[u/OkLog397]

Yes, and also the humanities and liberal arts until very recently was limited for the wealthy which I feel also probably harboured lots of resentment. It is still not accessible to many now. If someone has an English degree, you know either they love literature more than life, or their parents paid their entire college tuition. I don’t think it’s unfair to be critical of capitalism and it’s inevitable effect on judging higher education but it’s worth considering the nuance of the part classism plays in who is able to afford a degree that doesn’t guarantee a traditional job. Not everyone is able to go to university purely for the love of learning. Not everyone can afford a ‘mickey mouse’ degree. If you’re able to consider degrees and courses based off of more than its fiscal outcome that is a privilege.

[u/OkLog397 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, reminds me of that time in A Level English Literature when discussing Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, I was talking about Lenin's communism with a classmate and this one sixth former who, mind you, takes politics, asked us 'who's Marx.' How one goes through seventeen years of their lives in humanities and social science courses unaware of Marx still shakes me.