Well, I majored in computer science, so I know we were sort of snobby about some degrees. However, English, history, etc. are also tough disciplines at the higher levels. I've talked to plenty of English majors, and they are smart people. Try reading Hamlet and remembering who said what. It's not easy either. Of course, some companies recognize that and hire liberal arts major with good grades for jobs, but it's not like the people exactly get trained for the job in college. They learn to think and jump through some hoops, which is part of life too.
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this is true. But it's a small pool of people who are such scholars that their critical thinking skills alone employ them. Most of us have to have a combination of technical aptitude and soft skills to remain employable. Most of us who are at that point in life realize that and might inadvertently look down on other majors. But I think the majority of people don't fall into that category, which becomes its own problem because plenty of people breeze through these production line majors and end up at the same place when they started.