Yeah, let’s hate on English majors! They’re stupid!
After all, the study of language and literature only develops reading, writing, and analytical skills, that’s all. Just the skills you need for just about anything — including science.
Most people don’t know it, but lots of doctors — good ones — were English majors. Similar analytical skill sets needed to succeed.
You are missing something huge if you think you need to put in effort to get a degree in English. Getting a degree in English proves nothing. They may become doctors, but that is only because the system is set up in such a way that you can waste your time to get any degree while you accumulate pre-med credits before you apply to med school. Getting a degree in English is the path of least resistance. The system was set up this way to encourage more women to get college degrees.