Liberal Democrat says Algebra is not necessary

[Kidlicious]

People don't really care that you make more money than them. Get over it.

[Hauldren Collider]

KH didn't even say anything about how much money he makes.

[Felch]

Then why did you do it? Are you stupid?

I was a liberal arts major because that's what my scholarship required. But it was still a bad idea.

****ing ****.

[Aeson]

Really? Because as far as I can see, education in the us is massively subsidized by the public, private donors and parents, who are generally not the ones making decisions what subjects get studied nor whether the student attends school. It is a classic example of externalized costs.

BA's and BS's are both subsidized so it can't be expected to fully explain why one would choose a BA and one would choose a BS. It certainly does not mean people are going to college only based on a motivation to maximize lifetime earnings.

Further, it is a choice made hy individuals who are barely into their adult lives and who I'm much more likely to believe simply make bad choices (though I give this consideration much lower weight)

Doesn't mean you can blanket statement the choice to go after a BA as "stupid" as clearly there are many BA's who do not end up regretting their choice.

[Aeson]

Really? Because as far as I can see, education in the us is massively subsidized by the public, private donors and parents, who are generally not the ones making decisions what subjects get studied nor whether the student attends school. It is a classic example of externalized costs.

BA's and BS's are both subsidized so it can't be expected to fully explain why one would choose a BA and one would choose a BS. It certainly does not mean people are going to college only based on a motivation to maximize lifetime earnings.

Further, it is a choice made hy individuals who are barely into their adult lives and who I'm much more likely to believe simply make bad choices (though I give this consideration much lower weight)

Doesn't mean you can blanket statement the choice to go after a BA as "stupid" as clearly there are many BA's who do not end up regretting their choice.

[Kidlicious]

****ing ****.

So it was a bad idea to get the scholarship or what?

[giblets]

People don't really care that you make more money than them. Get over it.

^^^^^^Someone sounds jealous^^^^^^^^

[Kidlicious]

^^^^^^Someone sounds jealous^^^^^^^^

Why do you say that? He did all the work to get where he's at. I didn't. That was my choice and he made his own choice.

[Aeson]

What the hell is your argument, in plain English?

Already stated a couple of times in a rather straightforward matter. It's basically about revealed preferences and the validity of judging actions based on something other than their revealed or claimed preferences.

[Lefty Scaevola]

I was a liberal arts major because that's what my scholarship required. But it was still a bad idea.

Time to go with a major and a minor.

[Hauldren Collider]

Or double major.

[Aeson]

Major Major = lit

[giblets]

Already stated a couple of times in a rather straightforward matter. It's basically about revealed preferences and the validity of judging actions based on something other than their revealed or claimed preferences.

Look, if you want to be a writer, spending $200,000 on a Creative Writing degree is still a bad idea.

[Hauldren Collider]

No one's debating people's freedom to choose stupid things, Aeson. What we're discussing is the stupidity of said things. The fact that some people do something does not make it smart, for ****'s sake. Your chronic misunderstanding of KH's defense of the free market is getting old and is frankly retarded.

[Elok]

Look, if you want to be a writer, spending $200,000 on a Creative Writing degree is still a bad idea.

If you actually have a talent for writing, it will mostly teach you how to delicately tell those who don't that their stories/poems suck. At least, that's what a creative writing class does. The teacher might give you good input on how to improve your work, assuming you have similar stylistic preferences.