A philosophy degree might actually stand out more in today's job market than a CS one.
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I wasn't sure if you meant Computer Science or Cyber Security. Then I remembered it doesn't matter.
CS is Computer Science, Cyber Security is abbreviated as CyberSecs, Google it
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I put on my robe and wizard hat.
I cast magic missile at the darkness!
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I have a masters in cybersecurity, and I see some people abbreviating is as CS sometimes, and it always bothers me. CS = Computer Science
It’s not quite the same thing, but reminds me of Sillicon Valley when
Spoiler
The blood boy has a degree in calisthenics studies and abbreviates it as CS
I too have seen it on occasion. But in the current market you're best putting "Masters in C.S. from Standford" and hoping they interpret that to mean Cock Sucking. A significantly more stable and currently higher paying field.
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My kids will get a degree in prompt engineering.
I was a dual major Electrical Engineering/Philosophy. The rigorous logic in some branches of philosophy was very helpful for programming principles. And the the philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of mind has overlaps with and supplements modern AI theory pretty well.
I'm out of the tech world now but if I were hiring entry level software developers, I'd consider a philosophy degree to be a plus, at least for people who have the threshold competency in actual programming.
Yeah, the CS head at the small college I went to was also the Philosophy head (he got his doctorate in philosophy). The same formal logic class was a requirement for the CS, philosophy, and law degrees.
Most of my programming career was spent working for small consulting firms that created custom software for (relatively) small clients. The most important skill by far was the ability to talk to customers (and listen to them as well) in order to understand what they needed the custom software to actually do. Not only is this skill not taught in the Computer Science curriculum, it's not even conceived of as a thing. My bosses were constantly hiring freshly-minted CS grads and could not understand why I rejected having them placed on my team. I instead always looked for people that had experience not just with programming but with things outside of the programming world entirely.
That being said, I sure would not have wanted a freshly-minted philosophy grad either, for the same reason.
That "might" is doing some heavy load.
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Looking down on manufacturing jobs is so cool.
How else are you supposed to look at conveyor belt?
With desire.
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I wonder if we can rival XKCD.
'There's a Darwin Award for that'
These two things can exist in harmony.
I didn't need to read that
This simple statement encapsulates a lot about what has been going on in the world for the last 50 years. Or even since the Industrial Revolution. And explains a lot about “why Trump” and also a lot about why Trump will fail (not before tearing us all down first.)
everyone looks down on people they feel are social inferior to them.
job, education, grammar, race, sex, take your pick.
job, education, grammar, race, sex, take your pick.
I'm gonna go with "calf muscles".
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I talked to a guy who had a master's degree in philosophy. He told me he worked for an investment firm.
Me: What do you do there, convince investment bankers not to kill themselves?
Him: Yeah, pretty much.
Me: 😳
So there is a way to use your philosophy degree for evil.
I'd think it'd be more ethical to do the exact opposite.
But then who would pay you
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I think we could crowd fund something...
I have a masters in philosophy.
I work in IT security and compliance. I'm getting promoted way faster than most of my peers who have masters in technology... because they are really bad at understanding new concepts and ideals and how to apply them. Their mental flexibility is limited.
convince investment bankers not to kill themselves?
Sometimes there is great value in a job done poorly.
I'm not kidding I studied philosophy and now genuinely work in a factory an a mechanic. I've made it big according to this.
I majored in Philosophy and am now a commercial HVAC mechanic. 🤷
I have a degree in philosophy and I draw PowerPoint decks for other nerds to use and turn into data platforms that I used to build myself...
What type of qualification ment that you could get a job as a mechanic? Was it the philosophy?
a lot of jobs dont need qualifications. just basic knowledge and a willingness to learn is enough. esp for a small company.
This is a funny meme but biotechnology manufacturing is big worldwide and needs STEM degrees for entry level
my boss got mad when trying to use the "Socratic method" on a project that I was contradicting them and questioning their every statement
?!?!?!!?
Look, as a 40yo I have to advise new kids to yes, do what you want, but research the market first. If you want to do Philosophy to be a teacher great, but if not mayber try other areas like socialology or history that have a slightly better market..Or just learn IT because that's the future and you are never out of a job
or just study what you want and get job skills separately.
Not really. I'm not sure how it ended up so rounded, but getting a degree is more than just "get skills for the job". When you are getting any bachelor's degree, you also have to take a certain amount of history, music appreciation, etc, heck my school even required lifetime fitness. It's also learning alongside your peers to suffer together, I mean work together.
Also, for something like engineering, you don't want a job to teach the basics of safely designing a building. You want that in school so when your job asks you to do something dumb, you can explain to them why it is unsafe and correctly refuse.
I like how my friend put it: "You COULD go to a technical school to get a job, but you wouldn't be very interesting to talk to."
Ugh and I just imagined if they made something like "Walgreens pharmacy school" that would train you to be a pharmacist but only for Walgreens. Imagine if your ability and certification to work in any field was tied to a specific company. No way to leave to CVS or whatever unless you go to "CVS pharmacy school". Sounds awful.
This is really the type of scholarship you would expect in a capitalist society.
Essentially, big corpos would scout HS and undergrad students for prospective employees and offer them tuition and a job contract, with payback requirements if they don't graduate and fulfill the contract. Pretty much the same deal and college/pro sports.
Especially in industries that have or are forecasted to have a big skills-gap.
Despite sounding dystopian AF, it still somehow sounds better than what we have now.
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Computer science graduates have one of the highest rates of unemployment
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Going to college purely for a career is a hell of a gamble and the most likely positive outcomes are in fields where everyone fucking hates you (business majors, etc).
Go to improve yourself. Learn all you are interested in. Experience new things. For most jobs, nobody cares what your major is anyway. They care that you can focus on a long term goal and achieve it and a college degree demonstrates that.
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Learned CS/Coding at school, ended up with a factory job in manufacturing.
The meme is right, it is a pretty balling existence all things considered
ironically philosophy majors perform better on graduate school entrance exams like the LSAT than most other majors, and philosophy graduates tend to be more successful and be better earners than business major graduates
arugably, philosophy is one of the better majors in terms of outcomes
https://philosophy.unc.edu/undergraduate/the-major/why-major-in-philosophy/
Don't ya think this might be a bit bias? They have a vested interest to sell you a philosophy degree.
I used my philosophy of science classwork all the time in my engineering career.
What constitutes proof? What kinds of questions can you answer with data? When do we consider a pattern of behavior to represent the existence of some entity?
Being able to think about these kinds of questions with clarity is really helpful in diagnosing problems in large systems.
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