In a recent interview billionaire investor Mark Cuban noted that liberal arts degrees, like philosophy, are better suited for the future job market. Cuban believes the skills developed in the liberal arts can provide a unique perspective for businesses. This may seem contrarian in a world dominated by technology and STEM, however Cuban explains his reasoning:
I personally think there’s going to be a greater demand in 10 years for liberal arts majors than there were for programming majors and maybe even engineering, because when the data is all being spit out for you, options are being spit out for you, you need a different perspective in order to have a different view of the data. And so having someone who is more of a freer thinker.
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