This statement really made me mad.
I think H*** on Earth is when there are no more engineers to build the things that everyone likes.
You need engineers to design houses, buildings, roads, bridges, computers, cars, electrical systems, etc.
You need scientists to find cures to diseases, find sources of fuel, etc.
Who do you think designed the Pyramids???? It wasn’t a history scholar.
It’s also a little more complicated than training. Engineers and scientist have to think and design and figure out problems. College gives opportunities for engineers and scienetist to think and design in a safe environment. You wouldn’t want a high school computer hacker to work on a missle defense system because they haven’t been taught the different elements of safe design, and most of us engineers make mistakes with our early systems.
I never said there was no need for engineers etc. What I am trying to put across is that technical knowledge (and I have spent most of my working life as a technician) is not the same thing as education. Education is about learning how to live a good life and enjoy it. Technical training is about how to make a living. Engineering, computer science etc. is great for making a living, I wish I had had the benefit of a degree in electronics rather than just a certificate from a U.S.Navy school but making a life is what is learned in the liberal arts courses which are so scorned by so many on this forum. Ideally a person would be both educated and trained but the emphasis now seems to be on making a living. Look at what goes on around us, we have fantastic new technology but are you pleased with the culture we are developing? I certainly am not.