If AI replaces degree-required jobs, does higher education stop making sense?
Ooofy_Doofy_ · reddit · 2026-10-18
A Reddit discussion: if AI replaces jobs requiring college degrees, will higher education cease to exist? The poster recalls a professor asking the class who would still attend college knowing a degree no longer led to higher earnings — not a single hand went up. The thread explores whether college's core value proposition (signaling vs skills vs experience) collapses in the AI era.
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