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<p>What comes to mind when I read this is computer science being a fad major. The number of CS majors peaked during the rise of the dot com bubble, then plummeted after the bubble burst and CS jobs did not seem so lucrative. Now the number of CS majors is rising with the rise of online social media and mobile technologies. This shows that the market isn’t the best way to attract CS majors since many of them will leave the field once social media (or whatever is the new hot field) isn’t as lucrative.</p>
<p>We need computer scientists who are interested in the field’s broad impact on a variety industries and even other academic fields, not just those interested in a quick buck.</p>