[lapcat]

I'm confused by this exchange.

buscoquadnary: "often those with humanities specialization are the least able to think critically"

mmartinson: "I've experienced this exactly... I felt my humanities undergrad, especially the critical thinking and writing skills I developed, have helped me advance much more quickly."

My own opinion is that buscoquadnary's claim is merely anecdotal impression and doesn't hold up to empirical generalization. I'm not even claiming that humanities graduates are better at critical thinking, only that I've seen no evidence that they're worse than others. I've seen a lot of people in tech who are not particularly good at critical thinking.

[anamexis]

mmartinson quoted the part of the article agreeing with their statement.

[lapcat]

Ah, you're right, thanks. I kind of skipped over the quoted part, because I had just read the comment that it was replying to.

Though I'm still confused why mmartinson's reply didn't more directly address the previous comment, if it was meant as a refutation.

[FreakLegion]

Easier to see if you put them side by side.

buscoquadnary: [quotes article]. I've experienced the exact opposite.

mmartinson: [replies with quote repeated]. I've experienced this exactly.