Quote Originally Posted by prowthin View Post
I don't know about the trends of what universities generally focus on, but it's certainly not true that there is a lower amount of interest in intellectual fields from average people (in first world countries, since most third world countries didn't have any interest to begin with). If you look up VSauce videos, historical breakdowns, philosophical audiobooks, etc. on YouTube a lot of this stuff amasses millions and millions of views. Average people now are a lot more aware of intellectual fields than they were 50 years ago and this is more dependent on accessibility to material rather than universities educating people. Being a "nerd" is normal now even for teenagers who have no clue what university they'll go to yet.
Lol, RIP VSauce. Maybe YouTube would still be profitable enough not to require Premium if not for all the slander they've been getting, from old-media outlets scared as shit of their own obsolescence. I entirely blame them for systematically reducing YouTube to the fledgling state it's in today.