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[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 168 points 5 months ago

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

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 152 points 5 months ago

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

[-] icelimit@lemmy.ml 38 points 5 months ago

In this case, chaotic neutral i think.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 35 points 5 months ago
[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 5 months ago

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

[-] xylol@leminal.space 16 points 5 months ago
[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 24 points 5 months ago
[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

convince investment bankers not to kill themselves?

Sometimes there is great value in a job done poorly.

[-] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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.

this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2025
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