That is exactly my point. That's why I wrote this piece because Elon Musk's opinion was childish and simpletonic. Kids all over the world need a college education to provide for their families, to build a better future. I was one of them, my wife as well. When you are white, westerner, and middle lower upper galactic class you can't relate, you live in a bubble. It's important to widen your perspectives and travel, meet people from other cultures, see what poverty really is. Only then you can have the full picture. I am sure you are smart enough to understand what I'm trying to say.
On another note, have you read the book Factfulness?