/lit/ - Literature

>>15242973
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and another thing, if you pick a goddamn trade you'll have a better chance of not starving AND do what you love, literature, philosophy etc.

>>15242973
I majored in English Literature and never got my degree because I never took my last class (Spanish 2). I now make 185k a year. not even lying AMA

>>15243031
can you send me money

>>15242973
Foolish hylic

>>15242973
Is coffee kosher?

>>15243044
I'm more of a realist

>>15243046
is bbc?

>>15243031
ok I'll bite, what you do for a livin' anon?

>>15243092
I sell software to big niggas in commiefornia

>>15242973
I got a Great Texts degree for undergrad and I've never regretted it. But one big reason for this is that even when I was 18 I knew I wanted to be a writer and a poet and make great art. So in that regard, reading the Western Canon wasn't "useless" for me, it was essentially vocational training. I already knew that all the books I was going to read were things I would put to use.

I do agree that it is probably not a good idea to get a literature degree "just because." You should take the classes but it should probably not be what you get your BA in.

>>15243099
niiiice

>>15243131
I'm not saying the western canon is useless or telling you to not be a poet. What I'm saying is hard work and practice will get you to make amazing works, not a degree on a wall.

>>15243099
You mean like Ving Rhames?

>>15243184
More like FAANG Rhames

ah ok

>>15243099
So are you a dev or are you on the business side?

>>15242973
All degrees are useless if you won't make use of them. English and philosophy aren't useless and being a teacher/professor isn't the only thing you can do, they're actually rather flexible if you have an ounce of creativity. But I'm not doing English because of money, it's my calling and I don't care about what others say about my degree.

>>15243180
Where on Earth did these photos come from!? I feel a bit perverse for having seen them. These surely weren't meant for our eyes, gentlemen.

>>15243180
You're a faggot posting Shapiro's sister and have a saying on the matter because?

>>15242973
1. it's good to have an education
2. it's good to have a degree

I don't know what people find so confusing about this. It's not a fucking video game where every decision is affirming some particular branch with thematic constraints.

Besides, philosophy applies to everything and employers actually do look well upon it. Philosophy is a financially high-performing major, and that's despite an abysmal job availability within academia.

>>15243302
good luck finding a job with a philosophy/English degree mate, especially in this economy. and I'm not saying English/Philosophy are useless, just their degrees

>>15243343
yes and yes, but what's the point of getting a degree for an art you can hone yourself. I guess philosophy is well liked but it's not exactly a skill people are looking for

>>15243405
English is ok though

>>15243318
because artist starve

>>15243405
This is a difficult thing to convey to people, but there is a significant difference studying in university and it's impossible to understand that from the outside. But I'll concede this:
In terms of sheer possibility, sure, it is possible for an autodidact to simulate everything that you'd benefit from in university.
But they won't, and you won't. Autodidacts are almost universally and significantly worse at what they do while also being oblivious to where they stand. The immersion, breadth of exposure, access to the perspectives of people who've read things you haven't, and company of diverse perspectives does tremendous work.
I didn't feel like I even got that much out of my professors, there was something else in the school environment that surprised me in its impact.
> I guess philosophy is well liked but it's not exactly a skill people are looking for
Philosophy means critical thinking, all subjects become easier after philosophy and philosophy lends you tools for all of them

>>15243405
It's almost impossible to study philosophy on your own. At best, you'd end up like some uncomprehending pseud on /lit/.

>>15242973
i want to make jewish babbys w/ abby

>>15243194
Business

There's nothing wrong with majoring in English as long as you do other staff in your undergrad career like interning or writing for one of your school's newspapers (Whether it be literary, satire, or just a regular ass newspaper). Get experience and make connections.

>>15243664
there are some, and i mean some people who are genuinely capable of self teaching, but the vast majority of people who describe themselves as autodidacts are really just dilettantes larping as intellectuals. easy to do when you have no feedback coming in to dispel your pretensions

>>15243806
I think everyone is capable of self teaching, it's just astronomically unlikely to compare to the rigor of the formal environment.
But you're right that it's hard to have an understanding of the true demographic with it being obscured by the more vocal dilettantes. I think about this often, that the world is full of quiet geniuses who keep to themselves.

What about history? I'm in yurop.

>>15242973
but it's fun

>>15242973
Agreed

I did philosophy and I never found a job. Now I'm an uber driver

Why do you think this, OP? I want to do philosophy for graduate school but for the reasons you mentioned I’m considering sticking with economics (my BS) for practicality. I already have a job and cost isn’t really an issue for me though.

>>15243664
>all subjects become easier after philosophy and philosophy lends you tools for all of them
Completely agree and at one point, you would’ve been studying and even writing philosophy if you studied anything at University but the problem is what does it matter if you can’t go back and study something else after philosophy? You’ll be better at learning everything without ever having the chance to do it formally.

Fuck I wish I were a girl.

>>15243368
I dual majored in Comp lit and Phil and I got hired into a consulting form straight out of school. It's very possible if you go to a good school.

If you're too dumb for STEM you can do a worthless degree such as philosophy at a famous university to build a network with the rich kids you usually won't have access to and get a good job.

>>15243092
>>15243180
Jesus fucking christ.

Also, I've chosen literature knowing that is hard to land a job with it. But my main intent is to work with my parents and in the meantime, to work in the literature field, even if it isn't a really paying job. Anyway Literature is teaching me a lot and shaping the way I think. From this point of view is really useful

>>15242973
I wish shed use me as her pleasure slave bros..

>>15244010
I’ve seen somewhere that history has the highest employment rate of all humanities fields but it’s rapidly dwindling in terms of education and professorships/teaching positions specifically.

>>15243031
Only virgins never finish their degree

>>15243016
Didn't know there were nudes of here online, thanks anon

>>15244368
Can anyone offer advice? I’m not sure what to do here and I have to decide soon.

>>15246048
Disagree. I would gladly go to school and drop out just before receiving my bachelor’s if I could.