Reply #123: They won't be dead, the difference is you are planning your future as opposed to taking a course

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with no thought to your future. A degree in the humanities, depending on what, may not be enough to get a job in that field, often you will have to go farther to a Masters or PHD.

Many aimless students go for degrees in the humanities because they can get away with reading and writing to gain a degree, as opposed to doing science/math that may be more challenging, I believe this makes those degrees less valuable when you have the manager at a mall outlet for example with a degree in English literature.