Just thought I'd say this because I recently started uni and had a lot of doubts about the major I chose.
People are allowed to have doubts and change their majors of course, but mine was about whether I should continue doing something I really liked, after finding out employment rates for it were so low, as well as the pay itself. Many people who are pursuing their majors in uni have the same concerns - so...
It doesn't have to be something you love with your whole heart and being. I understand not wanting your greatest passion to become associated with work. It can make a subject you've always loved into something associated with stress and burnout, which isn't always the greatest. But, it's good to have a major that you like, at the very least, no matter what it is.
Your major will have an impact on what you choose to do for a large part of your life. And if it's something you don't necessarily like, than a large part of your life will be doing that thing. And that's not always a bad thing - it's okay to live like that. Many people have jobs that they don't really like, and it's considered pretty normal. There's less competition for jobs that no one wants to do.
But doing something you do like is a possibility, and it's one that you can start preparing for when you go to uni. Whether you're an art, humanities, or stem major, you have the potential to make a difference in your field. You have a unique voice that the world needs to hear to make way for a more inclusive future. And if you really do like what you do, you can help and inspire others to do the same.
And who's to say you can't bridge disciplines? I've found many research papers using art and comics in their papers. Scientists can work with historians and philosophers to make research more ethical. Many of the things you wouldn't expect to work hand in hand, work. And sometimes even better together.
As small as your voice might feel, and how little your support might seem, the passion and integrity you have is a light. And it will become more noticeable with the more that you do to help it shine.
It's a challenge that not all people are willing to take. But the possibility of overcoming that challenge can promise wondoruous growths.
Whatever you decide to do will probably end the way you expect it to - but you have a chance to make what you do your own. For the sake of our society and our planet, consider making a difference instead of making a profit.
...Or maybe even both. Both is good.
