Mentally challenged person of indeterminate sex says humanities morons are great thinkers

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Elwood Watson, PhD is a professor of history, Black studies, and gender and sexuality studies at East Tennessee State University.

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We really give out PhDs to retards in the humanities.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/24/the-humanities-in-a-technological-era/

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Since the Ronald Reagan era, we have heard arguments that studying liberal arts or the humanities is a waste of time or, at the very least, hardly the most sagacious path for college students to pursue.

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Sigh, yes get out the thesaurus to find a longer word that doesn't quite fit...
No one said it wasn't a shrewd path, just not one aligned with high income, plenty of people took advantage of universities to live a cushy non productive life, that was quite... sagacious of them.

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Now, decades later, as a tenured professor deeply engaged in humanities scholarship, I see that my ongoing skepticism has proven well-founded.

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Yes, black queer people sure were wise to go into the humanities where they were treated as gods...

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At a conference in June, CEO Bill Winters, who ran JPMorgan Chase’s investment bank, opined that his MBA was nowhere near as beneficial to his career as his undergraduate humanities courses.

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He earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Colgate University... Seems useful to a international banker with an MBA.

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Lindsey McInerney, marketer and tech founder, raised similar sentiments in a recent TEDx Talk. “The humanities are not disposable, and the technical degrees are no longer safe choices . . . In maybe one of the greatest comeback stories ever told, the crazy little twist of fate, we’re entering a world where the skills acquired in the pursuit of the humanities are not only going to be the most indispensable, but some of the most highly sought-after,” she predicted.

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Hmm...

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Lindsey holds a BA in English, Culture Studies, and Critical Theory from McMaster University and a postgraduate diploma in Public Relations from Humber College.

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Okay...

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Previously, as Global Head of Technology and Innovation at AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, McInerney spearheaded the groundbreaking launch of Stella Artois into the metaverse through a landmark partnership with ZED RUN, a crypto horse racing platform. This campaign marked the first time a beer brand and FMCG company entered the metaverse, setting a new standard for brand innovation.

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Oh yea tranny beer people now basically unemployed...

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As technology evolves and grows more complex, companies will no longer be able to rely on black-and-white approaches to solving problems. Instead, the ability to theorize and conceptualize will become more critical.

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I guess this is what a sub 85 IQ with PhD looks like...
Every technological problem in the last 250 years has involved conceptualization, modelling, alignment of theory and data...
It's like this "person" has never heard of the scientific method.

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The truth is that for quite some time, businesses and employers have actively sought graduates who demonstrate the ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and solve complex problems. It goes without saying that these skills are honed through the study of the humanities.

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... in "Black studies, and gender and sexuality studies"?

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I was grinning like the Cheshire Cat when I came across this inspiring news. I cannot tell you how many times I have sparred with engineers, businesspeople, accountants, chemists, and others at coffeehouses, conferences, symposiums, and other venues who have decried and derided the “worthlessness” or “irrelevance” of the humanities. Some have been friends, others strangers. They were so convinced of the supremacy of medicine, business, technology, and the hard sciences that they were blind to the crucial impact the liberal arts have had on society.

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... like... "Black studies, and gender and sexuality studies"?
No I've all been in on Philosophy and formal logic are significant skills to have... but this seems to be a very data free claim other than some people said...
Which I guess if the scientific method is banned from your mind anecdotes are data...

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Many of these humanities detractors cite (or, more likely, have been seriously misguided by) studies (now discredited to a notable extent) claiming that college grads with nontechnical degrees tend to have higher unemployment rates than those with technical degrees.

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Uhhh... Noooo it's the earnings that matter, and those aren't studies, those are actual yearly data reports published by the US government.

This "PhD" could have used a course in logic...

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Recent research from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences shows strong state-by-state employment trends for humanities graduates, with advanced degree holders earning a median salary of about $84,000.

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But that's also significantly lower than Engineering ($123k) or Business ($101k). In fact it's only better than Art or Education...

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Their research shows that a remarkably high 87 percent of all humanities majors feel satisfied with their careers — and that percentage climbs to 91 percent for advanced degree holders.

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... Definitely some mental retardation going on there...
If one looks at the data, for a Bachelors holder it's 2nd worse, only beating out Art, not to mention that the advanced degree can be in any field (Ex. MBA).
The real turd is that Humanities is that the chart doesnt even say that. Humanities with an advanced degree goes from the 2nd lowest to the lowest

It doesn't climb... it drops...

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A classic liberal arts education introduces students to the arts, languages, literature, history, and the study of race and gender, as well as philosophy, the sciences, and other disciplines.

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Uhhh no it doesn't... Of course I would not expect someone unable to score 85 on an IQ test to understand the word classic.

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Of course, no one should dismiss the importance of science, math, technology, engineering, and other STEM areas. These disciplines are paramount and crucial to the continued strength of our society and will remain so. That said, one does not become successful or proficient in any endeavor or profession (including STEM fields) without a solid grounding in critical thinking skills, which a liberal arts education provides. In short, the humanities are the cornerstone of a well-rounded education.

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I've seen this article written 2 dozen times over the last 15 years, and normally I agree with these articles...

But this was... logical malpractice. An atrocity against critical thinking...

I'll probably feel bad if this person is missing a chromosome, but even then, if they are handing out PhDs to this sort of brain dead individual... Then it doesn't mean anything...