>I define a worthless degree as a degree where you could have learned the same skill on the job or at a trade school. This is the way your parent's generation d

>I define a worthless degree as a degree where you could have learned the same skill on the job or at a trade school. This is the way your parent's generation did it. The degrees in this case are a waste of time and money. They provide false hope as well. The parents' generation's employers were willing to train on the job or hire people who had learned in trade schools. (US, white collar, non-programming) employers today tend to make some kind of college degree a minimum requirement, even if what was "learned" at college bears no relationship to the job. This isn't the fault of the degree-earning youngsters.