[dragonwriter]

> It has finally nullified any socio-economic advantage it once held

No, it hasn’t, as evidenced by the research on pay differentials.

> Instead, orient them toward entrepreneurism. A business as simple as landscaping or construction can be just as financially rewarding as being a corporate desk jockey ... and even more so in some cases.

Entrepreneurship requires capital, and also has a high failure rate; a business of those types can also lead to failure, a worse than starting position, and being back to being a worker in those industries.