Oh wow, now that I look at it again… that is some horrible wording. I apologize.
That “instead” should have been “before” or “in addition to.”
Also, I meant to be talking in relative—not absolute—terms. I repeat, I do not think they are “useless.” I am not at all disparaging this fields. Rather, I was trying to say that learning other fields can sometimes be as useful.
Oh wow, now that I look at it again… that is some horrible wording. I apologize. That “instead” should have been “before” or “in addition to.” Also, I meant to be talking in relative—not absolute—terms. I repeat, I do not think they are “useless.” I am not at all disparaging this fields. Rather, I was trying to say that learning other fields can sometimes be as useful.