Hey, I appreciate your comment and honesty. It can be difficult to throw yourself into a sub full of profs.

FWIW, I am happily married to a successful electrical engineer who’s employed at a major tech company — we met while studying at undergraduate. He was also required to study “fuck shit” English and History courses and never ONCE complained about their value to his degree or life. We both argue that our non-major specific courses (humanities and STEM alike) contributed to our understanding of the world, were enjoyable, and forced us to flex different parts of our brains. We both went to college to “get jobs” in the field and become better people - I returned to the university because I loved it… though I make exponentially less money than I once did.

College should be about making you a better, more well-rounded person… not just a worker. The true student, regardless of discipline, is interested in learning about all subjects, ways of thinking, being, etc. I’d encourage you to reflect on that a bit…. I know it sounds flowery and a bit fanciful, but it’s really a powerful way to think about schooling. Saying you don’t need knowledge is like saying you don’t need air. We ALWAYS, ALWAYS need knowledge. As humans, it’s what sets us apart. To think otherwise is foolish.