I doubt that many HN users are really offended by the idea that their degree could be worthless - if it really is, they probably came by that conclusion on thei

I doubt that many HN users are really offended by the idea that their degree could be worthless - if it really is, they probably came by that conclusion on their own. The resume/interview process is broken, too, but I think most people would consider it poor judgement to explicitly invest in those who didn't get through it. If he really felt like the degree is just a poor indicator of performance, there would be more discussion about what metric serves as a good alternative, or focus on improving the current metric. Instead, with the age limit, he asserts that degrees are a negative indicator, which makes it sound more like he's purposefully making a poor investment to give a voice to those who have contempt for those who finished college.