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[โ€“] GraniteM@lemmy.world 194 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I talked to a guy who had a master's degree in philosophy. He told me he worked for an investment firm.

Me: What do you do there, convince investment bankers not to kill themselves?

Him: Yeah, pretty much.

Me: ๐Ÿ˜ณ

[โ€“] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 172 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So there is a way to use your philosophy degree for evil.

[โ€“] icelimit@lemmy.ml 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In this case, chaotic neutral i think.

[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 37 points 2 days ago
[โ€“] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd think it'd be more ethical to do the exact opposite.

[โ€“] xylol@leminal.space 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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I think we could crowd fund something...

convince investment bankers not to kill themselves?

Sometimes there is great value in a job done poorly.

[โ€“] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I have a masters in philosophy.

I work in IT security and compliance. I'm getting promoted way faster than most of my peers who have masters in technology... because they are really bad at understanding new concepts and ideals and how to apply them. Their mental flexibility is limited.