<the idea="" that="" young="" people="" actually="" choose="" graduate="" school="" in="" the="" humanities="" as="" a="" math-avoidance="" life="" strategy="" is="" absurd,="" they="" are="" motivated="" primarily="" by="" salary.="">
Why absurd? If you have a degree in, for example, history. And can’t find a job after college, what would you do? Lots of people go into Masters or Ph.D. programs if they can’t find good employment.