Agent-Based Learning as Alternative to College Degree

THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION: if i was 18 right now, I would only drop $200k to go to college if i NEEDED a credential at the end (doctor, lawyer etc), because there is alternative path that lets you learn 10x faster. you live inside claude code, you plug in openclaw so your agents run 24/7, you pick a stream like apps, writing, or research, and you spend your days directing systems instead of doing manual work. instead of $20k a semester, people will pay a few hundred dollars a month for access to compute, tooling, and just use X/YT for learning as much as possible and inspiration. you can still go to parties and meet people while your openclaw agents are running at home ;) education shifts from lectures to projects. your “degree” becomes the things you built, the systems you ran, and the outcomes you shipped. people will learn managing agent workflows, reviewing output, fixing mistakes, creative taste, building distribution, coming up with product clarity and deciding what to build next college education will be reserved for trust fund kids, people who can don't have pressure to earn a livelihood. but for those who feel the burning pressure to build/make a livelihood/make an impact, I bet they are hanging in claude code, codex, openclaw etc all day/every day.