i don’t believed money language power hierarchy or politics are going anywhere in the next decade. 

college will remain a great way to meet lots of people and be exposed to things beyond your family/geography/youtube feed. 

americans hate college excessively because economics of higher education in america are particularly distorted. in germany and france they pay you to go to university. 

as always high agency individuals will not need institutional support to be successful, but it can definitely help them too