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[bedlamsbard]

Wow. I just love it when my roommates tell me that my field of study is utterly irrelevant to the real world.

*headdesk*

I never know how to reply either, and I don't want to get into an argument because I hate conflict. Not that anyone particularly wants to be convinced.

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[whatistigerbalm]

Ohhhh I love it when people start going on about the Real World and how they excel at being present in it compared to other people.

[bedlamsbard]

Business students, man. I've never met anyone at university as judgmental of the liberal arts as a business student.

[whatistigerbalm]

It's scientists for me. I live with one, too, and oh boy. At least I can punch him when I get fed up, so that's something.

[bedlamsbard]

My other roommate is a psych major, and, well...she still gives me these looks of, "You care about these dead people why?"

"BECAUSE THEY'RE AWESOME." Only that doesn't tend to convince people very well...

[whatistigerbalm]

Just tell them it's the best time machine humans have come up with so far and they're welcome to build a better one if they can. (OK so this is clearly aimed at my sciencey nemeses but still... :))

[bedlamsbard]

I have the sinking feeling that their reaction would be something along the lines of, "And we care about that why?"

[whatistigerbalm]

Probably... business people do not seem to be concerned about the past or the future other than the one in immediate view.

[highlyeccentric]

Tell them that double-entry bookkeeping was a 14th century invention. Without the middle ages, YOUR DEGREE WOULD NOT EXIST.