The truly sad thing is many *can* get a job - at universities. I have a lesbian relative that has a PhD in feministsomethingorother and has been regularly employed for decades.
The article does address that:
And as for those equity studies and philosophy majors — unless they can flip that paper into a PhD and teach the courses themselves — they’ve long been looking at a career behind the counter.
But, getting a doctorate takes longer, and you run up more debt. And you perpetuate the cycle.
The article makes one proposal that I really like: stop the government subsidies for education plans that have no future, and steer students into degree programs that will prepare them for a needed job, like nursing and skilled trades.
The problem (from the article): social science and humanities programs are glistening cash cows for universities.
Does she/he weigh about 400 lbs.? If so we are related. ;)