if this was written unironically then I unironically believe whoever wrote it should be shot
I think we can add Entertainment Weekly to the list of People Who Don’t Get It.
Basically, to return to why this image is a bad take, college degrees are likely in a bubble right now, and not everyone in our society should go to college. (Apparently median IQ of college students is down, as well.) Additionally, if one does not get a marketable degree, it’s much, much less than worthless, as for most people this will result in substantial debt.
Also there’s a truck driver shortage right now, probably will continue to be one for about ten years.
What major technological development might make going into trucking not a good idea right now?
Self-driving trucks, but they’re likely 10-20 years out. They’re having an issue with edge cases and the like, apparently.
I mean, highway driving is there right now, which means that the local teamsters union can drive it to the highway, let it ride, and then have it get picked up by the next Teamsters Union.
/If you’ve never heard of the Teamsters Union, let’s just say that a running subplot on local news growing up was that they might finally have found Jimmy Hoffa’s body.
Highway driving could be there if our civilization were more organized.
Well, not “organized”, but you get what I mean. Automatic guidance on highways was possible with embedded wire systems in the 1960s, but it never really took off.