Sure, I agree with everything you say here. I was just wanted to point out that the parent was attacking an obsession with credentials, not the value of what y

Sure, I agree with everything you say here. I was just wanted to point out that the parent was attacking an obsession with credentials, not the value of what you learn in college. I have no particular proposed alternative to college degrees, and there may not be a good one. Credentials are probably indispensable given the aforementioned cost of evaluating performance.