[throwaway22032]

I am a firm believer that some people are just going to succeed no matter what. For lack of better terminology, they have that "get rich or die trying" mindset, they will never be content with a 9-5 and a pension.

Those are the sort of people that "wouldn't listen to him anyway".

For everyone else, a degree and a good name on your CV can't hurt, as the studies show with their correlations and averages and stuff.