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And without trying to sound insulting I don't think a degree in psychology was the best course of action from a market standpoint.
Oh no, I absolutely agree. That was a product of my stupid assumption that I needed to keep my options open and that getting too specific a degree would be a bad idea. Realistically the opposite is true. One of the problems with our education system, albeit it is a minor one, is that you are sort of pointed in the direction of generalized degrees. Hell, you see that with people who get Math Degrees or Biology degrees, where they assume it is a difficult sciency subject so there will be jobs a-plenty, but the reality is they are too general for a job market that rewards specialization. Yet for whatever reason there isn't much of a structure in our education system to point people toward career based programs. I had some excuse because I started school before the recession, but even now you talk to kids and their college plans are very often pretty generalized.
I don't think there is an academic degree though where the degree is in itself the key to success. You might be able to enter a career program that'll do something on its own, but with degrees it seems like it has to be part of a larger career plan. Hell, the advice i've given people since has been to the tune of "Fuck college, go to technical school or get a certificate in something."
As for Graphic Design... I can't help but think that's one of those things that'll be automated soon. Weird thing to say, but all you got to do is near-automate copy for advertising firms and that job scatters. That's going to be the big problem going forward; what careers won't be automated, what careers will be flooded as automation takes hold, and what (if any) careers will survive or thrive in a post-automation world? Either way, I don't expect the 21st century to be as economically stable as the 20th was, and I suspect most people are going to be stuck thinking on their toes.
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