And while I’m at it, this is also not true:
“The purpose of gen eds is to weed out the people who refuse to do things just because it doesn’t interest them.”
The purpose of gen ed requirements is to ensure students are educated in a broader range of topics than they would be if they just took the courses in their major. It has nothing to do with weeding out anybody. I do wonder where @OhSorryUYo got his/her experience with education. Seems like probably a different sort of system.