Aestu wrote:
No, it's that those majors are a waste of time because those with the skill don't need most of the material, and people who go into those majors just want money without effort but bring nothing to the table in terms of skill. The world doesn't need more business and marketing people, the pool is glutted precisely because it's not a substantial field.
Hmm, I suppose this makes sense. I only got a business degree because my parents pretty much told me I had to. Thinking back on my business classes, I didn't really learn much that I couldn't have figured out on my own. I learned significantly more about business doing an internship and working than I ever did in the classroom.
This might just be an indictment of higher education itself.
That being said, I had multiple job offers when I graduated. The degree certainly got my foot in the door, but I assume I interviewed well enough and was able to demonstrate enough skill to warrant aforementioned job offers.
Also, from a practical standpoint, getting a music, theatre, history, english, art, etc degree doesn't exactly lend itself to getting hired out of college. I know many of my high school friends who are now working at Applebee's with their amazing Philosophy degrees. I know even more who are simply unemployed with loads of student debt. By contrast, every business major I know has a decent job that isn't some minimum wage hellhole.
Aestu wrote:
I don't oppose socialization at all, but I think that those who seek to have large numbers of friends are morally incorrect people. People who are morally correct do what they believe to be right and don't care whether others like or approve of them or not. They maintain friendships privately and impartially, based on mutual identity. People who make friends with whomever they can have no identity at all and thus are unworthy of respect.
I don't specifically aim to have a certain number of friends...it's no quota. I have many friends, however. It's not because I feel I need approval, or that I can't speak up if I don't like something about someone. Quite the contrary, if i don't like someone, I simply won't be their friend. However, I think I have a large capacity for empathy. I enjoy the company of others and can relate to a wide variety of people. I'm also not a mean person, so I find that people find me to be quite amiable. Therefore, I am able to form many relationships in my life and have great friendships with great people. I fail to see how this makes me morally incorrect.
Aestu wrote:
Dating is retarded because it's insincere and contrived. If you want sex, go get that. If you want romance, go do things and meet people until you find the right one, don't bother dating this or that person thinking you're going to bag one by shooting wildly into a crowd. Doing a bunch of stereotyped, annoying and expensive things to win the favor of some random member of the opposite gender is beneath the dignity of any self-respecting individual.
I think we have different definitions of dating. I am currently dating people because I am trying to find romance. Sex has entered the equation, but I am not going out with girls just to get into their pants. I am genuinely interested in meeting a nice girl, and getting to know her. Dating is the forum with which you can get to know a girl who you don't interact with on a daily basis (at work or whatever). I meet people through normal social events (out at a bar, party, whatever) and I have gotten a few numbers from girls...I then call that girl...and take her out in an effort to get to know her better. To me, that's the function of dating. Some people do date simply to get laid, not all do.
Azelma wrote:
Aestu wrote:
Question, if you don't like the idea of marrying for love....what would you rather marry for? Money? Fame? Power? Seems like a shaky foundation.
Compatibility.
The trick is finding compatibility and love...which is quite possible.
I'll agree though, there's a higher % of douche-business majors than many other colleges.
