“Not to mention college degrees are becoming worthless in both the private and public sectors.”
That’s a unique perspective. Most positions where the earnings are significant in both public and private sector job opportunities require a bachelors degree, at a minimum.
Not saying you can’t get in, or even do a phenomenal job at whatever you do, but to truly rise in income security, it’s in one’s best interest to obtain a degree.
The statistics showing higher wages for college graduates make the most basic error of all statistics—confusing causation with correlation.
At least in the old days (and most statistics use historical data) smarter and more talented people enrolled in college—obviously they would do better than the less intelligent and talented folks who did not.
A skilled tradesman can make a good and secure living today—without being reminded every day what a cruel and evil male colonizer and oppressor he is—whether in college or university or in big corporations.
Many young men—many very smart young men—are starting to figure it out...