What is the value of the humanities?

from An Infinite Language · host Adam Tramantano

What is the value of the humanities and the arts? An acquiescence to the norm of a clear-cut value system is often behind such a question. There are modes of asking the question. Because we can’t see what you do in the humanities, we don’t know if it’s worth anything. The economy of straightforward worth. Frequent answer given: studying the humanities has a derivate value. Employs practices that have easy transference to other activities. In this justification, the idea is that the intellectual activities have transference. And it is those activities that have value. Isn’t it fundamentally worth it in and of itself? Or, we don’t need to justify a utility because it’s already about our lives, the humanities. What does it mean for the creator? A whole other talk. Is the creation of arts a viable career?