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it's necessary IF you want to make a decent amount of money in a decent job as an early 20-something. Sure there are other things you can do, like in your case working your way to a nicer white collar gig via proven skills, but there are entire segments of the economy that are dog-eared for people with degrees. you can't certify your way into higher end medicine, you're probably not gonna be a project lead any time soon, no management positions in general, engineering, comfy state and government desk jobs usually require a bachelors now. tons of, for instance, forestry gigs let you bypass 4 years of working under a certified forester. instead of working in forest productions (swinging a chainsaw 40 feet in the air with 100 lb branches falling all around you) you can simply work 3 years after your degree then get registered. not only that, but you have societal approval at your back. you're fresh out of highschool, you can jump into 4 years (2 at a community college doing general ed to keep it cheap) of education and no one will bat an eye. if you skip, you probably aren't, as a teenager, aware of the independent certifications that you can do, or you may not be interested in them. not everyone wants to do their A+ and go through help desk hell. maybe they want to work as an electrical engineer for the city or be a marine biologist.
sure, it isn't necessary in all cases, but the economy (rigged by jews as it is) will reward a well chosen degree. i was steered away from it for the same reasons you say by my parents and uncles while i watched everyone around me advance in ways that didn't occur to me. even my wifes useless theology degree got her a job in social services that is better than most blue collar stuff. you do people an equal disservice by telling them to skip college, i know first hand, it limits you beyond what you could comprehend when you're young.
