this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
538 points (100.0% liked)

196

17071 readers
1500 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.


Rule: You must post before you leave.



Other rules

Behavior rules:

Posting rules:

NSFW: NSFW content is permitted but it must be tagged and have content warnings. Anything that doesn't adhere to this will be removed. Content warnings should be added like: [penis], [explicit description of sex]. Non-sexualized breasts of any gender are not considered inappropriate and therefore do not need to be blurred/tagged.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on our matrix channel or email.

Other 196's:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

(probably not that) Hot take. But I think that not having everyone study STEM or "productive" (by capitalism's standard) studies is a good thing for the world.

Sure, philosophy doesn't pay. But is the world better with, or without, people who study philosophy?

[–] ichmagrum@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Depends on the quality of the philosophy and how dire the need is for people who learned immediately useful subjects.