Originally Posted by yaaarrrgg

But couldn't something similar could be said of most any academic discipline? To "do" or to "teach?"

Personally, I'm a software engineer and I think there's a lot of overlap with my degree (abstract analysis and symbolic logic is especially handy). I'd argue that a degree in computer science is in fact what's totally useless, since all the information one needs is online, for free, and is obsolete in 5 years anyway!

More thoughts on non-academic careers:
Publications: A NON-ACADEMIC CAREER?

The Philosophy Major's Handbook