I'm not blaming anyone for studying anything. I'm simply stating that the bill for that education will come due and it might be a good idea to have acquired a skill to help pay it if the projected return on investment is non-existent.
Ever have a conversation with people in your local service industry? I live in a major US city and this is a common story:
- liked art
- got into art institute of ___
- now have 200k of student debt
- didn't finish, now work at this bar and another to pay off the debt
- still dabbles in art but can't get anything off the ground
Do you think they'd have advised a younger version of themselves to do something else?
A nice thing about Physics: quantitative reasoning is a highly valued skill in many paying jobs and something you have to acquire along the way to learning things like QED. The end result of knowing, say, if a neutrino has mass isnt terribly useful.
Here's a guy that thinks career politicians can be honest. These people are a fucking disease that can only be cured with term limits.