Up until maybe 30 years ago it made perfect sense to "just get a degree." College degrees were rare enough that they were a differentiator. The people pushing

Up until maybe 30 years ago it made perfect sense to "just get a degree." College degrees were rare enough that they were a differentiator. The people pushing to get any old degree were just following the logic of the world they grew up in. I suspect a lot of millenials will encourage their kids to get degrees in STEM fields and especially CS, even though in 30 years that won't be the best advice.