BBC claims my career illustrates the value of a humanities degree

I was quoted by the BBC explaining the purpose of the liberal arts:

The BBC article quotes this 5-year-old post from the very blog you are now reading.

A few days earlier, I was on the BBC’s list of “star performers” with humanities degrees, a sidebar of their article explaining “Why ‘worthless’ humanities degrees may set you up for life”:

(UPDATE: The list seems to be gone from the BBC article, but it is quoted here and here.)

“Star performer” is not exactly the description I would have given myself, but who am I to disagree with the BBC?

Also, of course, humanities degrees are not all created equal, and your mileage may vary.