Even if this is a hypothetical scenario, the larger point the author is trying to make is education is way too expensive and overrated on an apples to apples in

Even if this is a hypothetical scenario, the larger point the author is trying to make is education is way too expensive and overrated on an apples to apples investment basis. There will certainly be outliers who end up making millions but the majority ends up in debt trying to pay student loans over time.