If college was indeed a mistake, I would encourage the author to renounce his degree and then A/B test leaving it off his CV, dating profiles, immigration forms

If college was indeed a mistake, I would encourage the author to renounce his degree and then A/B test leaving it off his CV, dating profiles, immigration forms, credit and insurance applications, story pitches, corporate bio, club and association membership applications, medical records, and arts or other grant applications, and share the results. Articles like these seem like middle class people knocking the ladder away behind them. If you don't think you need to go to university, you are precisely the person who should go to university, as unlike the long tail of people who actually go, your consideration and self-reflection alone means it's almost uniquely the right bet.