A great many people end up never using what they learned in their college major. Often, this is predictable: people who don't know what to do with their life choose to major in something "easy". Probably a great many unused humanities degrees. They go on for a secondary more practical degree, or on-the-job training.
If you're going to do a "useless" major, perhaps merely to signal (imperfect information) that you are able accomplish learning, what should it be? Perhaps something, while likely not useful for employment, could be useful for life in general.
* Music? (As performance) Other art? (As creating)
* Economics? It is to understand the functioning of the world, and not get scammed out of your money.
* Computer programming? Perhaps to be distinguished from the more rigorous "computer science" or "computer engineering"? Computers do play an increasingly important role in our lives?
* Shop? Perhaps distinguished from "mechanical engineering"? Physical things are important.
Educators must make these degrees attractive even to those who (nowadays) think they can't do it. Slowly, over 4 years.
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