• Num10ck@lemmy.world
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    dont know what you want to be when you grow up? business major is broadly useful for anyone. everyone’s life would be improved by picking up a college textbook on finance, for example.

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      Useless information that is A. common sense B. easily searchable online or C. provided by befriending an actual business owner D. through work experience. Most of the degree is actually learning sociopathic tricks, like how to handshake or posture to intimidate

      Business majors are pretty much destined to become dusty middle managers because they lack creativity or brains

      Edit: Pro-tip, if you’re smart and pedantic at least pick law… Then you have some chance of helping someone. Business degrees are for failed entrepreneurs, they further entrench the notion higher education is a joke

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        Most of the degree is actually learning sociopathic tricks, like how to handshake or posture to intimidate

        Never took a business class but I don’t think that’s taught at university.

        They’re born with that ability.

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          Business student here! We are taught this!

          Of course, only to a very limited extent. It was discussed as a small part of our negotiations course, which to be fair, was very good and I have found it useful.

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      WTF I picked up a finance textbook and now I’m in debt for like eighty billion dollars?! And I have to buy the online portal code separately!? What a rip-off!

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        No reselling that book either young man

        Unless its through the campus book store where youll get 20% of its value