Degrees are no longer needed: unemployment among young Americans without higher education has hit a 20-year low, while college graduates are finding it increasingly difficult to land a job 😠The demand for blue-collar trades is rising, and robots aren't threatening this sector just yet. Meanwhile, the productivity of office workers continues to grow alongside AI adoption, leading to active layoffs of redundant staff.⚠️ While a bachelor’s degree used to provide an edge in the job search, it is now often a waste of time and money. On top of that, employers themselves are focusing on candidates' skills rather than diplomas, caring little about where or how those skills were acquired.💬 It might seem that higher education will eventually disappear as obsolete, but that’s not entirely true. The most valuable thing college teaches is the ability to independently research and master new skills. If you haven't mastered this yet, don't write higher education out of your life plans just yet.