I saw this the other day…

…and I thought “yeah, that makes sense”.

being biased as someone who frequented the humanities building, from here I reverse engineered a narrative as to why I assume, at face value, the above information to be true. here’s that narrative.

philosophy obviously requires the most critical thinking. and before we go any further, that’s what we’re talking about when we talk about “intelligence” and “IQ”; we’re, in practical terms, referencing the ability to critically think through various degrees of abstractions. so, when we think about the process of thinking, it’s like, ok, well, that’s what philosophy is. Philosophy is the art of asking questions. this requires the skillset of both wordcel, used to describe ideas, and shape-rotation, used to rotate abstractions.

next up is obviously literature PhD for two reasons: the scale of education (PhD), and the creative thinking needed to succeed at that scale.

PhD is highest level of academic achievement one can accomplish. it’s the same as reaching the highest rank in your favorite competitive video game or winning the rec league championship. it means you unquestionably know your stuff.

similar to philosophy, literature requires a certain skillset of both wordceldom and shape rotation. the art of writing, at the highest level, is the ability to manipulate ideas and concepts — shapes — in other people’s heads. like I’m trying to do now, with this writing!

the other two, while valiant pursuits, are more about memorization and being in the lab than being a creative thinker. it’s simply a different style.

I say this having never taken a CS class and maybe 3 biology classes ever, so, feel free to try and prove me wrong.