I really think you hit the nail on the head. The critics of college and the proponents of college are both right - to a certain extent. But therein lies the tr

I really think you hit the nail on the head. The critics of college and the proponents of college are both right - to a certain extent. But therein lies the true problem - no one is really sure about what college truly is, at least we can't agree on it anymore at any level from the student level all the way to the business level. The system has evolved and devolved to a point where it has strayed far beyond it's original intents. However even despite this uncertainty, we continue participation in the system blindly without asking questions and taking into account modern context. I think systematic educational progress is closer to the pace of social progress than the pace of technological progress. It's incredibly complicated with tons of actors that keep the current system rolling and not enough inertia yet to push it in a different direction.