[jfengel]

It depends on who gets to define "meaningful". There are a lot of things that I think are meaningful that you probably don't. And while many would say that STEM automatically qualifies, I don't think that really holds up to scrutiny.

[sajithdilshan]

I think it’s quite easy to decide. If the students at the end of the study can contribute to the society as tax payers to fund the next generation, then what they have studied is meaningful. It doesn’t have to be STEM necessarily.

[pocksuppet]

Why is tax payment the only possible contribution to society?

[sajithdilshan]

What other ways of contributions do you have in mind that can fund the education of the next generation?

[pocksuppet]

For example, you could teach them things. But why is funding the education of the next generation the only possible contribution to society?

[sajithdilshan]

What do you mean by things? Maybe give few examples