<p>I also see that people are trying to couch things in terms of simply pursuing their interests and not worry about prestige and all this high-falutin' idealism. And that may well be true for some people. I agree that there really are some people who pursue gut fluffy majors because they truly are interested in them.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I think you have to agree with me that there are plenty more students who are in those majors not because they are really interested in pursuing the subject. They have no idealistic plans for pursuing something of deep intellectual interest. They are not interested in pursuing radical ideas. Lots (not all, but lots) of those students are in those majors for one reason and one reason only - because it's easy. A lot of those students are in those majors because they just want to do as little as possible and still get a Berkeley degree. </p>
<p>I have no quarrel with students pursuing a non-prestigious major because they truly care about the subject. However, I, and I think most everyone who has seen the situation does have a problem with what is really happening. Let's face it. There are students who just want to hang out and have a good time and hardly ever show up to class or study or do much of anything at all. How can they do that and still graduate? Simple. They enter one of those fluff majors. In essence, those majors have become a haven for laziness and irresponsibility. </p>
<p>Again, I would repeat, not all students in those majors are lazy and irresponsible. Some truly are interested in the subject. But I think even those students in those majors would have to concede that it is a fact that there are a lot of lazy students in the major. And that's a problem. These students need to shape up. You're at Berkeley to study and learn, not to sit around all day long doing nothing for weeks on end while still getting an easy degree. </p>
<p>Surely nobody here is going to defend laziness?</p>