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The divide between literature/arts and STEM feels related to a push in modern culture that every moment must be productive (or in some sense profitable), though I have a hard time unpicking whether things really did used to be “better” or this is just getting older and realizing how the world works.

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When college, medical and housing are as expensive as they are in the US, is it a surprise that people want to do everything in their power to avoid becoming destitute? There is no obvious path to middle class prosperity with a degree in English, but you'd almost have to try to not reach a comfortable living as a programmer.