[t_mann]

CS is liberal arts because software is used by humans? By that standard pretty much any degree qualifies as liberal arts, including medicine, engineering, law,...

Tbf, that kind of thinking actually goes back to the origins of medieval universities, so there is some case to be made (a lot of universities still award BAs for pretty much every subject). But I guess the true intention here is to lower the barrier in technical terms for claiming CS degrees and SE salaries.

[ukj]

Not just software. All knowledge (computer science, mathematics, physics, biology, etc.) is used by humans.

To what end? That is not a scientific question.

To steal the sentiment from a meme.

Scientist: what is philosophy good for?

Philosopher: I don’t know. What is science good for?

Scientist: Well science has broad application in…

Philosopher: aaaand you are doing philosophy *drops mic*

[spacemanmatt]

> aaaand you are doing philosophy drops mic

That approach has been used for great justice in my recent work/life. When you can see that far ahead in the argument because you are correct, you just lead your conversation partner to make your point for you.