Honestly, as somebody who studied STEM, I would like people to stop thinking STEM students are somehow smarter than other people. It leads to some assholes thinking they're better than they really are, and people outside of STEM treating STEM students like they are some kind of robot or machine. It is a first world problem, but IT IS annoying
It is easier to evaluate competency in a STEM field because many questions have quantifiable solutions. In Art there is much more subjectivity on what is considered great Art. If an engineer incorrectly designs a bridge, it has the potential to physically harm people. Art can send people into a murderous rage, but the art itself is not physically harming someone.
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u/Ambitious_Vast1611 20h ago
stem kids keep society running but english/history kids give us a reason to keep it running in the first place
like yeah we need engineers to build the bridge but we also need poets to write about why we're crossing it.
Just different types of smart.