I agree with many of your points. However, one thing I think you might be missing is that many people, like myself, benefit greatly from structure.
I could have learned many of the subjects on my own.
Would I have? That is a better question.
I seriously doubt I would have.
Academics aside, I had some good, bad, and ugly times while in college. It has been about a decade out and think that period of my life nearly every day. I learned a lot of lessons that videos cannot convey and had experiences that cannot capture. I met the love of my life there -- in a computer ethics class.
I could have learned many of the subjects on my own.
Would I have? That is a better question.
I seriously doubt I would have.
Academics aside, I had some good, bad, and ugly times while in college. It has been about a decade out and think that period of my life nearly every day. I learned a lot of lessons that videos cannot convey and had experiences that cannot capture. I met the love of my life there -- in a computer ethics class.