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   Marcus Hutchins :verified: (malwaretech@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 14:48:57 JST Marcus Hutchins :verified:

   There was a time when I thought every non STEM degree was useless, but then I encountered tech bros and now I'm convinced liberal arts degrees should be mandatory.

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     mikolaj (mikolaj@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 14:49:08 JST mikolaj

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     @malwaretech Expanding credentialism will exclude vulnerable groups from STEM even more.

     Getting a degree requires a considerable amount of privilege, a lot of money and expendable life time. If you're a minority it also means withstanding a lot of abuse. The more time you have to spend there, the less likely you're to get through.

     Ideas "X education should be mandatory for everyone" sound good, but are usually actually terrible.