Didn't say that to refute it. I chose that to make the point that the degree is not the destination.

Iff your goal is using a degree as a stepping stone, which seems to be getting less popular these days.

For some, the degree is the destination and that's more than fine as well. It's a marker that says "others agree I learned x to a certain level, and I had fun doing it". This tends to overlap well with those who just liked university as an extra method of learning rather than going primarily to form part 1(a) of their career or something.