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Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:11:57 2019 No.13787558 [Reply] [Original]

Should I major in English, History, or Philosophy?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:13:06 2019 No.13787563 >>13787558 None of those will get you a job, so you might as well do philosophy

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:13:15 2019 No.13787568 >>13787558 Whatever you like the most as long as you're content with either not working in your field or becoming a teacher

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:13:31 2019 No.13787571 english > history > philosophy in terms of job availability

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:14:34 2019 No.13787577 Learn to weld makes stacks

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:17:54 2019 No.13787600

>>13787563
I would literally kill myself if I had to work a bugman job as a programmer or in finance I am already suicidal as it is (I keep a gun because knowing I can take my life any time comforts me) so doing this route and seeing whatever comes my way seems like the best option for me

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:18:03 2019 No.13787605 >>13787577 This. Weld or electrical.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:20:18 2019 No.13787622 >>13787558 If you want to be a lawyer, any two of these as a double major and the other as a minor is a good plan. If you aren’t going to be a lawyer with these then HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:21:38 2019 No.13787628 >>13787600 >keep a gun because knowing I can take my life any time comforts me top lel

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:22:45 2019 No.13787634

>>13787600
Philosophy looks better than history and English because it is much more intellectual so it is your best bet. A philosophy degree actually opens many career options because it is one of the more difficult and academically rigorous degrees, so it suggests you are intelligent (but not necessarily good at maths, which is a drawback)

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:24:48 2019 No.13787651 >>13787600 Well your only other option is law with those degrees. Where you will REALLY want to kys lmao

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:27:30 2019 No.13787661 >>13787600 Tbh you could get into a programming job with a philosophy degree if you took a class in a coding language, since a lot of it is logic

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:35:59 2019 No.13787710 >>13787634 I would think that most normies would see it as pseud af

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:37:28 2019 No.13787715 >>13787710 What they will see is that it is a difficult degree. In most jobs, you wont ever use anything you learnt at school or college, so employers just want proof that you are intelligent and can learn on the job

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:38:36 2019 No.13787723 >>13787571 Correct. English isn’t a terrible degree to get, there’re a pretty decent amount of (varied) jobs you can easily get with it. The other two...I wouldn’t do it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:38:55 2019 No.13787725 >>13787558 No, those are hobbies. Learn a trade, and study English, History AND Philosophy in your spare time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:40:57 2019 No.13787740 File: 47 KB, 620x387, GraduatePay_2739011b.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13787725 >learn a trade

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:41:23 2019 No.13787742 >>13787600 Based anon. Live your life desu.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:43:19 2019 No.13787754 File: 47 KB, 460x437, GraduatePay2_2739073a.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13787740 This is from the ONS btw https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/10459780/Degrees-deliver-salaries-that-rise-faster-and-peak-higher.html

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:44:21 2019 No.13787756 >>13787740 >Pay matters even remotely Fuck off and become an investment banker or management consultant then, you fucking worthless pig. Some of us are suited to more noble aims

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:49:19 2019 No.13787788
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>>13787756
>Some of us are suited to more noble aims
Do you have a degree in social studies by any chance? Pay doesn't have to be the only thing you base your choice on, but you would be foolish not to look at graduate earnings before making your choice

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:52:25 2019 No.13787805

You know ive been thinking.
Successful finance people will never give away their secrets.
So maybe majoring in finance does not prepare you to be successful in finance because then theyd be giving away their secrets.
So maybe a philosophy major might help you with finance.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:54:11 2019 No.13787816 >>13787805 Ultimate finance secret: buy high, sell low That's how you make money

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:54:55 2019 No.13787822 >>13787788 Earning any more than the bare minimum required for shelter and food is pure hedonism, and won't lead to authentic happiness in the long run

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:57:46 2019 No.13787840

>>13787822
You need money for retirement too anon, plus there are taxes to pay, and medical bills, and if you want children you will have to pay for them, and you need to save up to buy a house or pay rent. You don't need to chase money, but having money definitely makes you more free to make your own choices. Ideally you want to acquire enough capital so that you no longer need to exchange labour for wages, and can retire early

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 12:58:40 2019 No.13787845 >>13787840 All of that can be achieved with a median salary and a frugal approach towards life.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 13:00:47 2019 No.13787860 >>13787558 Mathematics, obviously.

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 13:05:18 2019 No.13787885

>>13787816
Ugh i bought crypto a few months ago and it all went to shit.
Is crypto digital gold or a stock market toy whose novelty has worn off.
I mean on the one hand it seems to be the latter but on the other hand it is actually being used in dysfunctional countries as a currency.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 17:29:32 2019 No.13789076 >>13787558 bump

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 18:36:41 2019 No.13789369 Physics

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 18:52:50 2019 No.13789453 >>13787558 philosophy > history > English depending on the department. and of course I am talking about wealth of academic knowledge, not jobs, because that is what matters. if you cared about money you would pick a different major

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 19:30:28 2019 No.13789637 I'd say 1. History 2. English 3. Philosophy

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 19:57:29 2019 No.13789769 i`d say English and teach English in a foreign country. It`s what I`m doing at the moment.

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 19:59:34 2019 No.13789781

If you go into the more technical English, you could work as an editor. And philosophy is nice, but I don't know of any practical uses for it (which is the point). History would probably get you somewhere since it's an ever-growing market. Basically what >>13789637 said

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 19:59:57 2019 No.13789782 >>13787600 Well, there's your answer. Philosophy. Only a philosopher would write this post.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 20:05:19 2019 No.13789810 >>13787558 depends on uni

>>	a_poor_sinner !!eiHxl4pZe1i Mon Sep 9 20:07:51 2019 No.13789825 >>13789782 this >>13787558 theology, at a Catholic college

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:51:05 2019 No.13790626

>>13787661
There's not really a lot of overlap between the kind of analytic logic used by Philosophy students and the constructive logic used by programmers.
Besides, anybody can learn Python/Java in a month using those video tutorials made by people with a thick Indian accent, but only somebody who's got a strong foundation in Linear Algebra, handling GUI, or some shit like machine learning/data science can actually get a well-paying job as a programmer.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 23:01:08 2019 No.13790676 >>13789782 Programming/CS is literally a monkey tier bugman job

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 23:02:06 2019 No.13790680 >>13787558 Law, teaching, journalist or university professor would be your career options. To be a Lawyer, I'd recommend history. To be a teacher or professor, your favorite of those classes. As for a journalist, probably English.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 23:03:52 2019 No.13790691 >>13787571 I'd agree. I also have to say there is a modest amount of oprotunity too for history majors. Between museums, local politics/gov, and glow opportunities.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 23:04:51 2019 No.13790694 >>13787756 >pay doesn't matter >learn a trade Why the would I work a trade rather than a business or a social/natural science or if not for money?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 23:05:57 2019 No.13790698 >>13790691 Does that necessitate other degrees?

Anonymous Mon Sep 9 23:12:07 2019 No.13790715

>>13790698
No, not for local gov. at least. Havings some politics is good, but you can get a clerk job and learn learn the ropes on the job, then get to something less paper pushy. For Glow jobs (FBI/CIA) as long as you have a secondary language (Which most his majors require anyways) You are golden. Museum stuff is self explainitory and pretty ubiquitous. You'd be hard pressed to find a town with over 100 people without one historic site, So its good if you want to go anywhere in particular.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 00:05:11 2019 No.13790906 >>13787661 this. OP do yourself a favor and take the intro to programming class. its not hard.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 03:23:47 2019 No.13791508 >>13789825 What are the benefits of studying theology at a Catholic University or College?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 03:43:59 2019 No.13791574 >>13787577 shut the fuick up boomer jesus christ no one gives a shit about your pleb trade job you money obsessed soulless nigger

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 03:54:48 2019 No.13791611 >>13787558 No

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 04:08:32 2019 No.13791641 >>13787822 This isn't true. You want to earn enough money to meet your needs comfortably, including future needs. Otherwise it will cause you a lot of stress and sap your happiness.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 04:23:55 2019 No.13791672 >>13791611 Based! Came here to post this.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 04:25:28 2019 No.13791674 >>13791672 I was surprised no one had posted it yet desu

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 04:31:04 2019 No.13791695 Looks like you already have a degree in shitposting

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 07:45:27 2019 No.13792208 >>13787600 Get to know Jesus Christ, read the Bible (especially the New Testament)

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 07:56:06 2019 No.13792241 >>13787558 consider biological science

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 10:15:36 2019 No.13792686 >>13792208 No

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 10:47:10 2019 No.13792780 >>13787634 Real philosophy requires you to know literature and math.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 10:50:51 2019 No.13792797 File: 94 KB, 535x498, 1564375748568.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13787558 kys faggot

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 11:22:49 2019 No.13792953 >>13787600 kek it reminds me of some anon carrying a gun everywhere for the exact same reason He got arrested for illegal posesion of a firearm and did some serious time

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 10 11:32:55 2019 No.13793012 classics

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