That could also create a networking situation for even poor ones.
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mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days agoThis is PURE speculation, but I feel like this could be caused by the only people who feel comfortable getting a philosophy degree are wealthy connected people. I know a lot of people from my high school that have stereotypical “be poor forever” degrees and are doing great - but if you knew them in high school, you’d know that they had millionaire parents. All the poor kids went for safer degrees because they knew they’d need money.
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Pulptastic@midwest.social 2 days ago
Yeah I agree, there is probably a bias effect here. That may or may not explain all of the difference. The one you’ve proposed makes sense.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
I didn’t want to say it, but I do think this is a possibility - people like Pete Buttigieg were philosophy majors. However, it’s probably a bit of both - being wealthy and connected probably still makes up a minority of philosophy majors, and yet they still outperform on graduate entrance exams generally.
You might be interested in reading The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart for a non-wealthy philosopher’s perspective on business. :-)