I wouldn't go that far. While I don't think college matters, "work" matters even less. The beauty of front loading a life with education is that one can explor

I wouldn't go that far. While I don't think college matters, "work" matters even less. The beauty of front loading a life with education is that one can explore different avenues without any societal or personal pressures to perform before they are mature enough to do so. I'm all for personal projects and starting side businesses as early as one can manage, but I wouldn't want that to be the societal norm because it would corrupt the experience, exactly as it has corrupted the college experience.