>Middle-class people don't typically spend years of their lives and tens of thousands of dollars on structured self-betterment activities. But they really wish

>Middle-class people don't typically spend years of their lives and tens of thousands of dollars on structured self-betterment activities. But they really wish they could, and they actually believe they can, because there are always loans available to them. I think the useless degree is an extreme form of luxury. You get to show others that you are rich (otherwise you would work or go to a vocational school) and that your money doesn't define you (because otherwise you would study something useful to make more money).