Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Dan Fauchier's avatar

I, too, majored in English. I've never regretted it. Yes, I can make things sound better than they are, but I try to restrain that urge and just tell the truth. But when people question WHY anyone would want an English major I offer 2 main reasons: (1) most people don't know how to communicate clearly and you need us to help you (especially engineers), (2) English majors make great project managers because we think clearly, logically and thoroughly and then communicate that well. Oh, and I double majored: Philosophy was my other. The pursuit of wisdom. My first, middle and last motivation for pretty much everything. At 76, still young and inquisitive and ... almost innocent. Thanks for a great essay.

Expand full comment
Joe Canimal's avatar

"There’s just one tiny problem: The people who master the Old Switcheroo are batshit crazy and have a psychological profile dangerously close to that of a serial killer."

But what if they were in fact Saints and the Only Sane Ones in a World Gone Mad? This paper has four parts:

Expand full comment
78 more comments...

No posts