While that’s generally true, I’d also point out that most people in lower-level academia aren’t studying, say, sociology in order to become sociologists. This is even true to some extent for a lot of technical degrees, though moreso for some than others.
A student aiming for a field that has a lot to do with instrumental rationality and little to do with the stated aims of any common undergraduate degree would be well served by picking whatever undergrad degree does the best job of teaching instrumental rationality. Plenty of those fields exist—like law and entrepreneurship, and to a lesser extent business, off the top of my head—so I’d say it’s a sane question to be asking.
While that’s generally true, I’d also point out that most people in lower-level academia aren’t studying, say, sociology in order to become sociologists. This is even true to some extent for a lot of technical degrees, though moreso for some than others.
A student aiming for a field that has a lot to do with instrumental rationality and little to do with the stated aims of any common undergraduate degree would be well served by picking whatever undergrad degree does the best job of teaching instrumental rationality. Plenty of those fields exist—like law and entrepreneurship, and to a lesser extent business, off the top of my head—so I’d say it’s a sane question to be asking.