At one CA college I attended in the 1980s I took a course in movie appreciation. Watched old movies. Talked about them. That was nearly half a century ago and the California university system has lead the world in scientific innovation all that time.
So, if universities have alway had these seemingly worthless courses and the same system is the worldwide leader in developing minds, why would you want to tamper with the system?
Especially since you’ve never visited the system yourself, been a product of the system, or belong to the state that funds the system.
One would think you would be perfectly happy to profit from the system. As you are doing now. Because the device you are reading this on is a direct outgrowth of that system, which has always had those seemingly useless courses.