What i'm getting at is that they need creative thinking, vision, imagination. I'm not sure an english major is the only way to do that and i'm not sure Chaucer is necessary in that. This is not a spit at all of humanities nor english majoring, i'm just saying the article doesn't read much to me because the crux is not that they suck at storytelling but that they lack any sort of creativity and the urge to connect; Such is prereq to actually enjoy creative writing in general regardless of the skill you start out at.
For their sake, this data from later in the article is noteworthy:
"Contrary to popular belief, English majors ages 25 to 29 had a lower unemployment rate in 2017 than math and computer science majors.
That early STEM pay premium also fades quickly[...]"