you gotta

just came back from a protest with my org and it doesnt feel that way (thousands showed up)

Some people find work in HR

the most 'career' type jobs for humanities are in academia, which is its own type of hell. a lot of people also go into libraries or social work, but that doesnt really compare to CS in terms of pay

careers are in those fields that would be comparable in terms of pay/growth to software engineering

Yeah there are none. Especially if you compare entry level jobs. Maybe look into software engineering in places that are more socially aligned? Lots of NGOs and stuff like that always need IT people