<p>1) “Fail at life” in the OP is really…augh. Not going to touch it.</p>
<p>2) I think you illustrate where America’s education system fails pretty well. It’s the inequality of it. (And the fact it’s producing people so unaware they’d assert the U.S. has the world’s best education system). The inequality is a huge failure.</p>
<p>3) You can praise higher education in the U.S., but look at the cost. Is it worth it, or is it creating even more inequality?</p>