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Originally Posted by Talthybius
If everyone has one, except you, doesn't that mean you are ****ed?
While I do get the argument of people paying way too much money for their degree.
I also get the argument of people getting degrees that do not have much demand.
I do not get the argument that not everyone needs a degree to get a job.
We are just being hit with a new wave of automation. There are going to be many people that the job market just doesn't have any need for. If you are a young person, you should be concerned about how you get a job in a world where 20-40% of the current jobs are automated/no longer exist.
So you need skills so you can generate profit for a company. And you need a way to prove it in 5 minutes.
In an ideal country, everyone has an advanced degree and no person does manual labor/mundane work. All people have interesting, intellectually stimulating jobs.
Saying that all people having a Bachelor's degree is the same as no one having it is a very very odd statement. It reminds me of this video:
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My knowledge with both technology and business is only increasing and my plan is to be self employed or run a business someday. I don't need college when I can just as easily learn everything that I need online for free and pay a couple hundred dollars to get some certifications with what I learn instead of tens of thousands on a college degree.
I only attend college out of necessity right now. I do it only because I need their resources and help because I can't function fully independently as of yet. It is unlikely that I will be able to endure college for a full four years but who knows what the future holds.
At least, with the growing gig economy, there will be plenty of opportunities to be self employed in the coming years which is far better than living life being told what to do and told how to live your life by some asshole who makes more money than you but I won't get into that here.