Takes pride in a lack of higher education? lol

As long as an individual has the basics of being abe to write, read and add up they are set for the real world. A lot of people in life would beenfit from not going on to higher education or university, especially if they know what they want to do. As you may know, most self made millionaires don't have universty degrees. So it's not pride but just a statement that is fitting for him.

"huge advantage"
"major edge"

That's pride.

The current US economic system rewards ignorance. That won't be the case for much longer. When the whole world is competing, countries do have to know what they're doing. Those who reward ignorance won't last.

That said, I agree that university education is stupid (for any subject that doesn't require access to a lab). It's not the university that teaches you. It's you who learn. You still have to learn it. But why waste tens of thousands of dollars on bricks, mortar, tenured teachers, incompetent TA's, the 25th edition of the same book, etc. etc. etc. etc. Rather, find out what they're teaching, and learn it yourself, on your own. The determination that it takes to do that will lead to success.

The reason many people spend so much on college is that many jobs will only take college grads, even low-paying ones with little skills required. The emphasis that a degree is the only way to go has been ingrained into the minds of many since a young age. Not everyone needs to go to college to succeed and going to college doesn't mean one will become successful. That being said I do find his comment to be a bit ignorant, stating that he'll have an edge over all people who went to college.

Plus investing in a college education is an investment in yourself. It's something no one can ever take away from you. Many actors don't have college degrees. He got lucky. I'd still do him.

"Leave the gun. Take the canolis."

yeah he got really lucky, doesn't mean he has an advantage. Look at how much acting work he has nailed down these days...it isn't much. He's just another small fish in a big pond hustling for small roles nowadays.

For him it turned out well enough, even though he's not a big time actor, he's still able to find some kind of work.

Many college kids today go into college not having a plan for career development, major in some subject that isn't too marketable on the job market, and come up tens of thousands of dollars in debt. These kids then wind up working low wage jobs that don't even require a college degree, don't have much potential for advancement, and they spend quite a fair bit of time paying off their debt.

Unless you carefully plan out your career and how college education will play into your career, college education in the US is not financially sensible.

Don't go to college just because "everyone goes to college". Otherwise you come out with loads of debt with a degree that may not be worth it (from a fiscal point of view).

or if you're from a well off family who can completely pay for your college education, then that's not something you have to worry about. But something else to consider is the opportunity cost. What else can you spend that money on other than going towards a degree? Could you have used it to start a business to become better off?

After all Steve Jobs dropped out of college, and look how far he got. Competence in a skill doesn't need to come from a college education. If you take initiative to learn and research on your own, then I think you can self-educate to the level of someone with a college degree, it's just that you don't have a piece of paper to show that you achieved the same education. That's about it.

This is coming from someone who has a bachelor's degree and is working on a master's degree.

I agree with him. Especially in most jobs. I worked retail for many years and I love it. I didnt finish college. I did 2 years and it wasnt my thing. But I have real job experience and real work ethic that I could do a better job than any of these college graduates at the job they apply for. I have the brain power and the desire to do anything I want. You cant have the drive to succeed by being handed a $50,000 a year job fresh out of college because of a little piece of paper called a "Degree". Fighting to earn a promotion is the best feeling when you get it.