Them: Studying the humanities is such a waste of time. Why is understanding history, religion and culture useful?
Me: Gestures wildly at what is going on in geopolitics.
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I have just finished my first year of undergrad at University of Toronto (exams for me begin Monday), studying humanities. I am what you would call a VERY VERY β€œmature student.” And every day I think exactly about what you are saying here!
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so true, so many examples, is it the history part of the US and UK overthrowing a country in the 50s and giving them a dictator and the blowback

Or that maybe Muslims are not these suicidal or Orientalism stuff they think of

Or maybe manufacturing consent of all this

Or AI and class consciousness
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