Episode #31
Our Reaction To ASU’s New “Influencer” Major | Episode 31
ASU just launched a full degree in "content creation" and Aman and Aadil aren't holding back. They break down the actual curriculum, debate whether any degree still holds up in 2026, and go on tangents about quant trading, medicine influencers, and why consistency beats credentials every time. Aadil's Contact Information: Instagram - @aadil.manazir Aman's Contact Information: Instagram - @amanmanazir Get a free WHOOP + one month free when you join with Aman's link: https://join.whoop.com/1F003266 Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome Back to Entropy 00:09 Wedding Ring Shopping With His Fiancée 00:38 Engagement Rings vs Wedding Bands Explained 01:29 Deciding on a Lord of the Rings Design 01:42 Why Gold Is Cheaper in Hong Kong 02:57 Inside NYC's Secretive Diamond District 06:45 Sending the Ring Design to Hong Kong 07:56 Starting Project Hail Mary Audiobook 08:47 Movies That Beat the Original Books 12:01 Astrophage, Rocky, and Sci-Fi Talk 14:22 ASU Launches a Content Creation Degree 16:08 Comparing It to a Business Degree 18:37 Reading Out the Actual Class List 22:01 Why These Skills Aren't Actually Hard 23:48 Consistency Beats Knowledge Every Time 26:59 Who's Really Teaching These Classes 29:26 College's Decline and Ivy League Dropouts 31:03 Are Software Engineering Jobs Disappearing 33:29 Which Degrees Still Make Sense Today 35:03 Most People Don't Actually Learn Anything 35:46 Why Berkeley Led to a Quant Job 37:20 Engineering Degrees and Modern Medicine 38:07 Influencers Replacing Primary Care Doctors 40:31 Ranking Which Degrees Are Worth It 42:07 Fastest Path to Six Figures Without College 43:51 Graham Stephan and the Power of Sales 44:35 Wrapping Up the ASU Debate 44:43 Reactions From Fellow Content Creators 45:47 Would They Send Their Kids to College 46:22 Regrets About Finishing His Own Degree 47:03 Retaking Linear Algebra Five Times 50:48 Wrapping Up the Episode
