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jagged-chisel 4 hours ago

And we’ve all been sold a bill of goods on the necessity of diplomas and degrees. Because businesses have been sold a bill of goods on the quality of employees with diplomas and degrees.

Within at least the last 15 years, the paper provided by a school is no guarantee of better pay - but that’s how high schoolers are convinced to go into excessive debt for attending post-secondary schools.

mcherm 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> the paper provided by a school is no guarantee of better pay

Perhaps not, but the lack of that paper IS a guarantee of worse pay.