What stigma? Isn’t the novelty of college wearing off by now? We have thousands of courses from various elite universities accessible online for free now, not to mention places like khan academy. If college is for broad knowledge then I’d argue it’s no longer necessary. For a narrow field of experience a trade school or a condensed program should be all that you need. With automation ever increasing, kids will need to change their careers multiple times anyway. Why would you spend so much time in college on any one specialized field if there is a high chance you won’t stay in that career path forever?

I have a toddler and I plan on letting him decide if he wants to go to college or not when time comes. I won’t encourage or discourage it. Personally, college did very little for me as may be evident by my grammar, but I’m happpier for it.