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by AnimalMuppet 2086 days ago
The problem is, much more of a STEM career involves people than you would expect. In my 20s, I didn't care. People got in the way; science and technology were what mattered! Now I know better. People really matter.

Humanities might help people get that. (Don't ask me whether they will, I CLEPed out of mine.) I don't know if an intro-to-anything humanities class can give STEM people what they need. I do know, however, that STEM people need something.

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I disagree completely and think the reverse. It's the humanities people who don't know the first thing about science or technology. It's not my fault that management is always full of incompetents
It may not be your fault, but it's still your reality. You either learn how to work reasonably well with people, or your career is going to be miserable. Would you rather blame someone else for your misery? Or would you prefer to learn how to be less miserable?
I can be less miserable perfectly fine without taking some dumb course on literature.