I imagine it did fall off pretty quickly (I was educated overseas), particularly with the boom/bust cycles in the economy (especially tech) regularly fucking over people pushed towards higher ed and programming tracks.
The added shine of respect given those who get degrees also pushes families towards bad fits because who wants to be perpetually associated with the unglamorous plumber, no matter how stable the income?
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I imagine it did fall off pretty quickly (I was educated overseas), particularly with the boom/bust cycles in the economy (especially tech) regularly fucking over people pushed towards higher ed and programming tracks.
The added shine of respect given those who get degrees also pushes families towards bad fits because who wants to be perpetually associated with the unglamorous plumber, no matter how stable the income?