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I didn't know this! I was under the impression that philosophy students use it in addition to another career and mostly make money off the other career, right?

7:49 PM · Apr 17, 2021

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I imagine many become lawyers, I know of at least one such case

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This doesn't seem like a strike against philosophy though. I assume the same is true of mathematicians.

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It’s because they go to law school. I’m one of the few who didn’t.

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Like all degrees!

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Is philosophy actually good? I always thought I wanted to do it but after meeting people who majored in philosophy I realized most of them were really bad at thinking, and whatever philosophy was teaching wasn't how to think. I'm assuming your experience was better?

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Nothing about that indicates that majoring in philosophy was the cause of their financial success, right? I think it's probably almost entirely a selection effect.

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Philosophy students tend to have high SAT scores. I think that selection probably explains it.

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Yeah, it's a selection effect. Philosophy is compelling to people who have traits that are useful for making money in ways not especially related to philosophy. I studied philosophy, then went off to write code for Amazon.

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At a good programme churns out people who are both super analytical and super articulate - they tend to make great lawyers, Government Officials, Journalists, etc.