There are reasons why Arts jokes exist, it's because of a proportion of Arts students doing nothing but partying, not rocking up to most of their classes and somehow still passing. Although I agree that Arts is not easy, there are some Arts students who just paint their degree out to be a joke.
Because arts students are the only ones that do that?
^Actually I would have to agree that Art students generally do that moreso than others. I don't think that generalisation comes from nowhere. Considering it is less vocational it makes sense compared to, for example, students doing biomed who would be more focused on their studies since they have a very specific goal in mind.
However, just because there are Arts students who do shit all does not demean the value an Arts degree potentially has.
The fact that the recent posts have somewhat become attacks on Arts students implies some people are already in a position where they view it as trivial and not as willing to discuss the merits of the degree. (NOTE: lack of critical thinking)
Just because society has woken up as such, doesn't mean that Arts grads need to differentiate their degree on a pseudo-basis like 'it teaches us to think'. Most degrees teach you think, so please don't use this but it's not your fault society has woken up yet to recognize the merits of your skills.
Lol, all degrees teach you to think obviously. But as I noted earlier, I believe
ONE aspect that differentiates Arts is its multi/cross-disciplinary approach in teaching and therefore students are more open to different perspectives. For example, an Arts degree can help (I am not saying that this is exclusive to Arts btw) you be more receptive in understanding the criticisms against an Arts degree whilst taking an unbiased approach in explaining it's benefits.
Your quote there however is an indication of a biased and very uninformed view (an aspect of critical thinking is to be informed, perhaps you might benefit from doing an Arts degree). In my opinion of course
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