Maybe that isn't self-evident because the history is so far back. 100 years ago, 99.9% of starters didn't have a degree. (And they didn't start life $80K in deb

Maybe that isn't self-evident because the history is so far back. 100 years ago, 99.9% of starters didn't have a degree. (And they didn't start life $80K in debt either.) But I'd argue that college isn't about learning a trade, it's about getting more out of living life... and being part of your culture. So once the business is old enough to spare a few hours a day, college is a great idea. I learned today that physicist Harold Fletcher (Bell Labs) helped get stereo recording off the ground back in the early 30s (with Stokowski; they made over a hundred recordings ... on dual-tracked vinyl). Harold wasn't a narrow formalist; he understood that a rich culture is one worth preserving.