Must these things be learned in academia? My experience tells me "no". I don't think that anyone was considering college to be worthless; simply unnecessary fo

Must these things be learned in academia? My experience tells me "no". I don't think that anyone was considering college to be worthless; simply unnecessary for many. College is seen as a necessary credential for work, but really ends up putting people in debt instead. College isn't some magic that will make you significantly more proficient at every job; no matter how much our culture seems to think so. Lack of college does not define someone as uneducated, uninformed, or less qualified for the vast majority of work. It's unfortunate that our culture has trended to requiring people go into serious debt to accommodate such a notion.