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collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Did you know: the original Latin from which the term "liberal arts" is derived means "education given to free people"? "Liberal" here means free, as in freedom.
Liberal arts wasn't meant to be a niche degree; it was supposed to be ways we enjoy our freedom. We were *meant* to create art, study history, read poetry, and philosophize with our time. That was the point. That's what freedom was for.
Kinda makes you realize how much capitalism has put itself at odds with that notion of freedom, huh?