And yet, at least where I live, many people can and do study those less profitable things, even if they’re not exceptionally well-off and still go on to find a well-paying job. The student life isn’t luxurious, but it’s livable, mostly thanks to the public support systems for students.
So I would definitely say that society values unprofitable knowledge.
It’s a sick society that only considers knowledge worthwhile when it’s profitable.
Agree that’s why we’re in the situation that we’re in. People think that their ignorance is as good as other people knowledge
And yet, at least where I live, many people can and do study those less profitable things, even if they’re not exceptionally well-off and still go on to find a well-paying job. The student life isn’t luxurious, but it’s livable, mostly thanks to the public support systems for students.
So I would definitely say that society values unprofitable knowledge.
it might have something to do with the fact that knowledge does not pay your next month’s rent.
nor it gets your foot in the door in a field, and UNIVERsities obfuscates things like lab work, and [your field of study] volunteering.