Higher education seems to be a problem now

Is the idea of higher education actually setting back people from achieving what they should?

A little under two years ago, my ex-wife was moving out of the apartment we had shared. She was going to take a weekend to do it. I figured my options at the time were "Get drunk while she does it," which seemed like a pretty cool idea at first, and then I realized maybe the point of post-divorce should be "Be a more functional human being in pockets." …