Universities in the UK don't seem much better, I hear similar regarding a lot of experiences. It seems like if you have a pulse then you get your piece of paper

Universities in the UK don't seem much better, I hear similar regarding a lot of experiences. It seems like if you have a pulse then you get your piece of paper, even if you missed most of your seminars (which they are meant to kick you out over, but most don't). Education has become less about actually being educated and more paying the piper to get your piece of paper to assumedly stand out against other candidates for job positions, who likely also have the same sheet of paper anyway. Sure, for some professions, nothing much has changed, but for a lot, it's become a bit of a joke.