Overheard conversation about the value of a college education.

This fall, I was at the local brewery, and this (young) (blonde) (already intoxicated) undergrad came in for the first time, and he ended up chatting with the (white) (male) (Humanities Ph.D. dropout) bartender.

And, the guy was saying that he was in some aspect of music technology, and the degree is okay, but he could have really taught himself a lot of that on his own.

And, the bartender was like, “Yeah, that’s how a lot of people feel nowadays about college."

And, the kid agreed, but he also said that the program provided a community and connections that you otherwise couldn’t easily get.