I celebrate efforts to educate and credential students that don't put them into a lifetime of debt. But, a few points of order/grains of salt: Even though goin

I celebrate efforts to educate and credential students that don't put them into a lifetime of debt. But, a few points of order/grains of salt: Even though going to college means you may take out more debt that you can pay off in any reasonable amount of time, bailing on college to classes from social media entrepreneurs or to start a company backed by Peter Thiel is a risk-heavy strategy that will not pay off for most. Yes, autodidacts with a safe family situation will likely do well. But what about students from poor backgrounds, students without stable family life, or just students who don't fall into the upper echelons of industriousness? How many of these students are thriving right now in a world of Zoom classes? Talking with friends who are teachers, many students are just skipping their classes altogether. Why would we expect them to do well in this new online world? College, although way too expensive, works decently well for many of these students. I don't think online influencer courses will substitute. Yes, unbundle Harvard. But the harder and more impactful piece is providing quality education to those who aren't in the tails of the distribution.