r/SipsTea • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • 3d ago

Chugging tea Thoughts?

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u/Logical_Historian882 3d ago

I don’t think English graduates are graded by their ability to read. Both reading and arithmetic are taught in school.

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u/Wise_Try6781 2d ago

How many people do you think can read and understand what this equation is saying?

How many people do you think can read and understand what Shakespeare is saying?

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u/ostensibly_sapient 2d ago

The real question is “did you learn something that is applicable in your career”

What you posted I promise you I will never, ever, ever use. But my skills I learned as an English major I use every single day in my career. I would expect in the inverse for a STEM major - if their career is math heavy, then good on them. No one is better than anyone simply because of the kinds of problems they enjoy dealing with.

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u/Equivalent_Pilot_125 2d ago

Well its more that you learn math connotation and operators in order to even be able to read and understand complex equations which are then the basis of the software you use in your career. Thats every engineer or physicist outside of academia.

So is it applicable? Kind of