Your theory that universities broadly started inflating grades, but miraculously excepted computer science is pretty damn bold one that you've made baselessly.
> theory that universities broadly started inflating grades, but excepted computer science is pretty damn bold one that you've made baselessly
I'm saying that a source from more than a decade ago describing a general trend doesn't explain why recent CS graduates are facing a worse job market than folks five years ago did.
Grade inflation, per your source, has been happening for decades across the board. That does not tell us why "since the widespread adoption of generative AI, early-career workers (ages 22-25) in the most AI-exposed occupations have experienced a 13 percent relative decline in employment even after controlling for firm-level shocks" [1].
I haven't attempted to explain why new grads are facing a worse market than 10 years ago. I've offered two possible explanations for why more students might move into computer science.
A rational actor is going to be more likely to pursue something they think they can actually pass.
> I've offered two possible explanations for why more students might move into computer science
If grade inflation is happening to all degrees, that doesn't explain increased enrollment in CS. (I'm generally curious if part of the explanation is a reduction in CS education quality.)
https://www.gradeinflation.com/