I thought this was typical of my country and developing countries, where degrees have become useless. However, I'm surprised to find this is the casein most countries around the world.
As for me, I earned a secondary school certificate, but it didn't benefit me at all in my professional life. I was hired in a government job with a meager salary and worked there for years without achieving any financial advancement.
Fortunately, I learned about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies a long time ago and gained skills and experience through my work, without any real role for my degree. I left my job and began earning an income through cryptocurrency trading that was several times my salary.
In practice, I didn't benefit at all from my degree.
Just think, what would have happened to you if you didn't have a secondary school certificate during the years you didn't know about bitcoin? Do you think you could get a government job without a degree, and what would your life be like?
It is clear that your degree has helped you a lot, but sadly you deny its role and look down on it.
Moreover, whether we have a high income or not, whether we are rich or not, largely depends on our efforts, diligence or trade-offs...We cannot blame degrees for not getting high paying jobs and becoming rich. Education and degrees are just foundations, baggage or weapons, and whether we know how to use and leverage them to help us win depends on ourselves.
No, no, I don't despise my degree at all, nor do I deny the importance of education and certifications. But, I blame governments for not providing suitable job opportunities and good salaries for degree holders commensurate with their qualifications.
I despise the meager salaries university graduates receive after long years of study. They receive paltry salaries that are barely a fraction of what an average construction worker earns with physical effort.