Because most people don't know any better. Millennials have literally spent their entire life time being told that a college degree is the only way to succeed i

Because most people don't know any better. Millennials have literally spent their entire life time being told that a college degree is the only way to succeed in life. No one mentions what to major in or where to do it at. So they get bad degrees, go into overwhelming debt, and then can't find a job on top of all that. I know that a $50K college degree in UnderWaterBasketWeaving is probably a waste of money but at 18 I sure as hell didn't. And the worst part is that parents buy into and propagate the narrative too, because they don't know any better either. They grew up in a time in which a degree was actually a golden ticket to the middle class. And then there is the fact that in a lot of cases it is mandatory. My mom has been a secretary most of her adult life. Then she became a parelegal because of her overwhelming experience. It has become increasingly hard for her to change jobs as a Middle aged woman because most firms won't even look at someone without a bachelor job for a secretary position. Much less the better paying parelegal job she's become accustomed to. A 20 year old kid just trying to get that entry level position now has to compete not only with people like my mom with more years experience than he's been alive, but also with degree holding individuals.