The article was well-written but I did not care for it. It had a lofty-sounding argument but I guess I am too “utilitarian” to like it. A college degree opens doors. Sure, the diploma hangs on the wall in a battered frame that was somewhat cool in 1995 but it is mine. I worked long hours in the library and I met with study groups. I grew up a little and I learned to set goals. I took classes I could care less about and ended up learning things I did not realize I wanted or needed to know. College exposed me to friends who were different in a safe space where it was ok to express different opinions. College also exposed me to perve professors who hit on all the college girls and acted as if they were a God doling out grades. I saw kids who did not care and kids who cared too much. It was a segue to law school but it was also important in helping me learn to be independent and to think on my own. College helps you get your first job and it teaches you where to look to find the answers. It also teaches you how to deal with a klepto roommate and a homesick one that visits her boyfriend every weekend. I think college still matters but it is so expensive that it is hard to justify a degree that does not produce a good salary immediately.