meh - this applies only to people who are looking to do things that they <i>think</i> require a degree. Plumbers and Electricians don&#x27;t need degrees. There also persists (for various reasons) that the &#x27;younger generations&#x27; don&#x27;t want to put their dues in, that they want to start at the top. (holding out for a management position).<p>You want to code? Great! take a job doing something else while you code on the side. You want to help people learn 4th Century Prussian Interpretive Dance? fine, take a different job as a step-stone to that.<p>the point being, you don&#x27;t need some bloated, under-educated piece of paper to get a job - or even <i>the</i> job you want. You just have to work harder to get there, something that people just don&#x27;t want to do anymore. No one wants to start &#x27;in the mail room&#x27; anymore.