Not only that but I'm surprised the article doesn't mention, in light of companies adjusting pay for people who "work from anywhere", that the validity of a deg

Not only that but I'm surprised the article doesn't mention, in light of companies adjusting pay for people who "work from anywhere", that the validity of a degree itself may end up playing a part. What if online degrees end up being valued less over all? It won't surprise me if NYT changes it's tone some years from now and reflects back on "what could have been". Not the first time, not the last time.