how not to get insecure abut having done an inferior degree?

ah by 'nope' I meant 'you are right, that does not make you part of general society; however' [see previous post]

then why did Groot make this argument as a pure hypothetical; she must have experienced it no

yeah my support worker tried to epxlain this but I do think it's possible for 2 people to identically meet all controllable variables and then 1 having 1 slightly better controllable variable. If we forget uncontrollable variables such as e.g. height then yes the hypothesis remains valid

No, people say all manner of things on the internet. It doesn't make it true.

But those uncontrollable variables are what makes two guys different anyway. Just because they're out of his control doesn't mean they don't exist.

People just love boasting and putting over people down, that's what it basically is. Pretty sad to be honest.

So because I'm not doing a STEM subject at a top uni my career will effectively amount to nothing...lol

well perhaps they should be more subtle but if something genuinely makes someone better/more useful/more successful/more attractive etc., then we should just tell them outright, not sugar-coat it for the sake of their precious feelings

But that more so becomes arrogance, and stuff like beauty, success and "more useful" isn't easily quantifiable for instance people have different views on success. Art degrees are useful, and so are STEM degrees, which ever you choose you shouldn't do it because one gets you the better job, you do it because you ****ing enjoy it.

I'm not saying it definitely will not, I am asking the forum if they believe it to be true and why. Then I will think about getting over it

I don't know what you mean by that; I'm not expert on the job market but I would imagine that unless you've got a very low grade from a bottom-ranked uni you'd still be a cut above those who don't bother with uni at all

Groot is not a known troll, she inhabits the Religion forum, so I'm pretty sure her view of representative of a fair few people, not designed to be inflammatory

ah yes, but people are in general more tolerant towards uncontrollable variables; although the '70% of women don't date men under 6ft' thread was enlightening

well yes obviously, NEETS would be the first to get shot on the desert island for resources

My post had nothing to do with stem, wtf get a grip.

I don't know what you mean by that; I'm not an expert on the job market but I would imagine that unless you've got a very low grade from a bottom-ranked uni you'd still be a cut above those who don't bother with uni at all

I chose my humanities degree because that's what I wanted to study. Initially I wanted a relevant career but now I'm coming out of the other end of my degree, I wouldn't pass over the opportunity but it's no longer my only aim. I have a rough idea of where I want to go in my career/academic path. Even if I didn't, I would know that my degree is going to get me into my first job, and from then on my work would depend on the past experiences I've had.
I have friends who have studied various aspects of the sciences and they don't look down on me... because it doesn't matter. It's 3 years of your life and a piece of paper. What matters after graduation is work, and what your job is only matters to you.
Unfortunately when I come onto TSR I end up seeing posts about how I'm practically the scum of the earth because I decided against my past dream of astrophysics and have taken up humanities and arts instead. Well, that was my choice, and again it doesn't matter to anyone but me. I don't regret my choice of degree, but I know there are crap people who want to make me regret it. It's a bit pathetic that they feel the need to suck their own egotistical dong by trying to offend me.
So I suppose this comes to your question of how not to get insecure. Keep in mind that your degree, as big as it is at the time of doing it, is not the only thing in your life, it doesn't REALLY matter that much. Ignore people when they try to offend you. That's it.

Again another common TSR misconception.

It's better regarded to not have gone to uni at all than to have gone to a very low ranked uni coming out with a 3rd or worse. Reason being during the time you were faffing about in uni, you could have been getting real life experience and working. Which is much more beneficial in this current climate of simply churning out graduates with no experience.

so, what is your opinion on the STEM v non-STEM debate?