yes, he is an anomaly, which I never denied. the point is that you can, potentially, do just fine with a degree in the humanities and even excel in the business world because personal merit, in the long run, means more than a degree and good education in the humanities can prepare you for a variety of jobs. obviously, english and history degrees will not give you the same financial power as you enter the market as something like an engineering degree, but that does not make them not "real" degrees unless you are a shallow human being who measures everything in dollar values. you can be happily employed and financially stable with a degree in the humanities and people do it all the time. surprise!