"What separates CS from other degrees is that it does filter out those..."
This is quite a strong claim. I also find the terminology "filters out" troubling. I thought universities were fundamentally there to teach people and not just sieve them. Well, personally my physics department was operated like a sieve but that simply is not a rational way to run an educational facility. It's just macho bullshit ("We're so tough...").
"That means, that even if the SV bubble crashes, CS majors are the best equipped to handle whatever career is hot next.."
I would claim when changing to a new field, any university major that requires rigorous thinking and understanding of math based systems gives that advantage.
This is quite a strong claim. I also find the terminology "filters out" troubling. I thought universities were fundamentally there to teach people and not just sieve them. Well, personally my physics department was operated like a sieve but that simply is not a rational way to run an educational facility. It's just macho bullshit ("We're so tough...").
"That means, that even if the SV bubble crashes, CS majors are the best equipped to handle whatever career is hot next.."
I would claim when changing to a new field, any university major that requires rigorous thinking and understanding of math based systems gives that advantage.