Subjects you should study in university if you wish to become a great writer

[Anonymous No.5887479]

If you pick any of the following subjects to study in university (they are listed from most useful to somewhat useful), you are exponentially increasing your chances of eventually become a great writer:

Mathematics
Theoretical Physics
Astrophysics
Space Science
Physics
Chemistry
Neuroscience
Medicine
Political Science
Philosophy
Law
Engineering

You might notice that the often posted about 'English Literature' did not make the grade and are wondering why. Well, that is correct. It did not make the grade. Neither did 'Creative Writing' or 'Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.' This is because they will not help you become a great writer.

Do yourself a favour /lit/, study the sciences if you want to win that Nobel Prize for literature.

[Anonymous No.5887487]

>>5887479
>no computer science
That matters way more than physics.

[Anonymous No.5887522]

>STEM

[Anonymous No.5887532]

I don't agree with the sentiment, even if just out of contrarianism. The subjects don't make for great writing, just great writing material. You only become a great writer...by writing. Writing as application, here. Fortunately, you don't need an MFA for that.

[Anonymous No.5887549]

>implying there's a known way to become a great author
>implying you would find it on 4chan

>Hello yes I'd like to major in "becomig-a-great-writering"? Okay. Wow, that's a lot of STEM classes, thanks.

Sure is fun trying to seek artistic validity with a mathematics degree, huh?

[Leo No.5887550]

Are Man sciences good for writers?

[Anonymous No.5887562]

>>5887487

Name one great author who studied computer science anon. I don't think there is one. But please, prove me wrong, I insist.

>>5887532

I disagree. Great writing is acquired through writing all of the time, and also by having a vast amount of life experience, something an English or Creative Writing degree could never provide.

[Anonymous No.5887565]

>>5887549

Nice presumptions anon, I don't even study any of the college majors listed above, much to my regret.

[Anonymous No.5887566]

>>5887562
the people that are drawn to computer science are usually insufferable nerds with no clue about anything, or greedy indians

[Anonymous No.5887569]

>>5887565

>much to my regret

Why? >muh job?

[Anonymous No.5887575]

>>5887562
nobody I can think of, but computing is at the forefront of modern academic linguistics and so much of what a great writer of the current times would write about -- the internet, smartphones, infrastructure, anonymity, ephemerality, and many ideas about code, authorship and language would be helped by knowledge of CS.

[Anonymous No.5887578]

>>5887575
that's why the first great writer with a cs background will be me

oh wait did i say that out loud

[Anonymous No.5887579]

>>5887479
Except for all the great writers who studied english or creative writing.

God, this is a retarded thread.

[Anonymous No.5887580]

>>5887549
thread/

[Anonymous No.5887586]

>>5887562
I agree with the bedrock of observation, but I believe, also, that in the end its another shade of writing material--consistent with writing as application. As the creative, the writer should make the experience greater.

[Anonymous No.5887591]

>>5887578
>>5887566
>>5887575

So what you're saying is not a single person out of a living population of seven billion, nor anyone alive to witness the technological era, who was also somewhat versed in the art of 'computer science' has written anything compelling?

I want to help you, I do, I want you to sway my beliefs and make me think CS majors aren't just all about the money, but you're not providing me with anything that would make me think otherwise, or make me edit my list.

[Anonymous No.5887593]

If you pick any of the following subjects to study in university (they are listed from most useful to somewhat useful), you are exponentially increasing your chances of eventually become a great Scientist:

English
History
Theology
Sociology
Law
Business
Marketing
Politics
Languages
Music
Art
Psychology

You might notice that the often posted about 'Engineering' did not make the grade and are wondering why. Well, that is correct. It did not make the grade. Neither did 'Physics' or 'Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.' This is because they will not help you become a great Scientist.

Do yourself a favour /lit/, study the sciences if you want to win that Nobel Prize for literature.

[Anonymous No.5887597]

>>5887591
You misunderstand me. I don't say that a large amount of successful writers have studied CS. I just mean that CS would be really nice background info for writing a novel.

[Leo No.5887599]

>>5887593
I hate faggots, you should just get out.

[Anonymous No.5887600]

>>5887569

No, I'm studying a very lucrative field of science, just not something I feel is helping me become a great writer. This is not a 'I have an undergraduate English degree, no employment prospects and no publishing deal' thread. This is just the truth.

[Anonymous No.5887602]

>>5887591
>So what you're saying is not a single person out of a living population of seven billion, nor anyone alive to witness the technological era, who was also somewhat versed in the art of 'computer science' has written anything compelling?

No. You can't even read, can you? And your argument remains unsubstantiated.

[Anonymous No.5887608]

>>5887593
>study the sciences if you want to win that Nobel Prize for literature.

You fucked that up in a hilarious way, didn't you?

OP is still a retard.

[Anonymous No.5887611]

>>5887597

Oh, well in that case I agree with you, but I just don't think the types of people attracted to a life of computer science are the same ones who'd want to write a great novel.

Certainly studying computer science would give you more life experience than studying English or Creative Writing anyhow. Sometimes I entertain the idea of doing a postgrad in CS as a means of gaining inspiration for a dry Tao Lin-esque story I've been formulating inside my head for a few years.

[Anonymous No.5887612]

>>5887600
>science
>lucrative

doh hohoho, enjoy making 20k a year doing grueling research for some old white grant "rockstar", anyone who actually knows anyone doing science at a grad level knows there is no money in science

[Anonymous No.5887620]

Who studies English to be a great author anyway? That's creative writing, not English. You might study it to be a better academic writer, researcher, and for the reasons you'd study the likes of History and Philosophy, but not to become a fucking writer. English students don't do creative writing.

[Anonymous No.5887621]

>>5887612

My 'science-related' degree will help me on my road to hedge funds and stock market trading anon, I'm pretty sure I'll be at the very least moderately affluent.

[Anonymous No.5887623]

>>5887600
the only lucrative field of science is medicine. seriously, if you're just getting a bachelor's degree, business is your best bet if you're at a good school. if you're at a shit school you better grind

[Anonymous No.5887628]

>>5887602

No, I can read. I read Infinite Jest in two and a half months. Having presented my literary credentials, I now feel qualified to 'grill' you regarding your own literary credentials. Have you read Infinite Jest? Did you read it in less than two and a half months? Please respond or else your claim shall remain unsubstantiated.

[Anonymous No.5887629]

>>5887623
>business is your best bet
Types of Business like Marketing or Finance, yes, but no, not Business generally. In fact Accountants are more unemployed than English grads in the UK (unsurprising considering the big firms take people from all academic backgrounds).

[Anonymous No.5887631]

>>5887593
>Do yourself a favour /lit/, study humanities if you want to win that Nobel Peace prize.

[Anonymous No.5887635]

Only one of the last 5 Nobel laureates even dabbled in learning the sciences. (Modiano took geometry lessons from a friend.)

Nice try anon

[Anonymous No.5887637]

>>5887621
Why don;t you study finance or math if you want to go to grad-school, you poser.

[Anonymous No.5887640]

>>5887637

I study financial economics and statistical modelling you fucking moron

[Anonymous No.5887646]

>>5887575
>"Great writer of the current times" writing about smartphones
Please kill me

[Anonymous No.5887648]

>>5887640

Hey guys, OP here. Sort of terrified because that guy isn't me but he guessed(?) my field of study correctly, that's off the wall.

[Anonymous No.5887650]

>>5887640
that's finance not science, and it's usually in the business school not the "arts and science" division, if you're going to lie at least know where ur supposed major would be categorized in universities....ur probbly just some brony fedora in a basement in wisconsin or some shit

[Anonymous No.5887657]

>>5887650

I get a bachelor of science in it due to my university's centuries-old time-honoured tradition but it's still incredibly useful for trolling on anonymous message boards.

[Anonymous No.5887680]

>>5887631
>Tawakkul Karman
Politics, Law.
>Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Economics.
>Liu Xiaobo
Chinese Literature
>Barack Obama
Law
>Martti Ahtisaari
Primary Education
>Muhammad Yunus
Economics
>Mohamed ElBaradei
Law
>Wangari Maathai
Biology
>Shirin Ebadi
Law
>Kofi Annan
Economics, Int. Relations
>Trimble, Hume
Law, Theology
>José Ramos-Horta
Peace Studies
>Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
Philosophy and Theology
>F. W. de Klerk
Law
>Aung San Suu Kyi
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
>Mikhail Gorbachev
Law
>Óscar Arias
Politics
>Alfonso García Robles
Law
>Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Sculpture
>Menachem Begin
Law

I'm bored. But still, it seems evident you are right.

[max No.5887717]

>Implying the noble "peace prize" is worth anything

[Anonymous No.5887721]

>>5887680

That was actually v. interesting.