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  • The rationale behind discrediting Liberal Arts

    I was just wondering about the rationale that engineering/math/compsci students and graduates had behind the disdain for liberal arts.

    I know that there has been some mention that many people that pursue a liberal arts type major are less intelligent, don't need to attend college for their future careers, etc etc. Anyone want to elucidate on this rivalry?
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    They're different, so we hate them.
    Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?

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    • #3
      Plus they take funding/space at universities.
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      • #4
        TLC speaketh teh truth
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Asher
          Plus they take funding/space at universities.
          Why do you care about that?
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          • #6
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            • #7
              You've obviously never had to take a class with moronic liberal arts students. It's torture, far worse than anything we're doing in Gitmo...
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              • #8
                the word "liberal"
                Monkey!!!

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                • #9
                  It's the envy of the actually educated by the merely trained.
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                  • #10
                    where does "thuganomics" fit in?
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                    • #11
                      It's the envy of the actually educated by the merely trained.


                      Why would you envy people poorer than you?
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
                        You've obviously never had to take a class with moronic liberal arts students. It's torture, far worse than anything we're doing in Gitmo...
                        so it's a human rights issue?

                        doesn't the system pounce on them once they finish (or don't)? It's not like they work less hard and achieve more career-wise (most times).
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                        'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
                          It's the envy of the actually educated by the merely trained.


                          Why would you envy people poorer than you?
                          You can envy them when they're your betters.
                          "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                          "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                          "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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                          • #14
                            doesn't the system pounce on them once they finish (or don't)?


                            It does, thank god. The "actually educated" get what's coming to them in the labor market...

                            You can envy them when they're your betters.


                            If they're poorer than you, they can't possibly be your better. Don't be ridiculous.
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                            • #15
                              Then what's the problem? If the system works why are people still mad?
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                              'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger

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