This is a meme "I learn this, and you should learn it too!"
There are alway value to an education, in anything. The question is if it is really worth learning about?
Beside, people can learn to appreciate basket-weaving and dance appreciation in their own time. All they need to do is get rid of their TV and get a hobby. People don't need an overly expensive course to do that.
This was exactly my point. I think there really is value in learning the arts, and in learning other unrelated fields. I'm a big music enthusiast, and sociology was one of the best classes I took. But that doesn't change the fact that they are totally unnecessary to a programming career. If you're interested in them, you'll find your way to them, and you'll probably do it a lot cheaper.
There are alway value to an education, in anything. The question is if it is really worth learning about?
Beside, people can learn to appreciate basket-weaving and dance appreciation in their own time. All they need to do is get rid of their TV and get a hobby. People don't need an overly expensive course to do that.