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We all knew it was coming, but what a time to pass the baton. Good luck, John.

I originally interpreted the lyrics as a view of commodified education where the prerequisite for a lot of jobs nowadays require a degree or two just to get past the AI review process.

I didn’t mean to come off as knocking the pursuit of higher education. I mean I probably deserve it quoting a Kanye song! My wife has applied for her Masters next year, and I’m looking into the process of upgrading my advanced diploma into a degree myself. It just makes me laugh with frustration at how the ladder for success keeps adding rungs the higher you climb it.

This sort of reminds me of that Kanye West School Spirit Skit about learning:

You keep it going man, you keep those books rolling 
You pick up those books you’re going to read 
And not remember, and you roll man 
You get that associate’s degree, okay 
Then you get your bachelor’s, then you get your master’s 
Then you get your master’s masters 
Then you get your doctorate

You go man, and then when everybody says quit 
You show them those degrees man 
When everybody says, "hey, you’re not working 
“You’re not making any money” 
You say, “look at my degrees and you look at my life 
Yeah, I’m 52, so what?”

Hate all you want 
But I’m smart, I’m so smart, and I’m in school 
These guys are out here, huh 
Making money all these ways, and I’m spending mine to be smart 
You know why? 
Because when I die, buddy 
You know what’s gonna keep me warm? 
That’s right, those degrees