"go to school for free collecting degrees and certifications until you get a job." Even if it's "free," there are opportunity costs for spending years and year

"go to school for free collecting degrees and certifications until you get a job." Even if it's "free," there are opportunity costs for spending years and years of your life in school. Rich families can afford these years with no problem. But the worst parts of a credentialism race fall on those at the bottom who can't spend a decade in school or can't hack the classroom material.