The statement is rather vague in nature, though my answer for this question is quite simple and more understandable in layman's term.
My answer would be Yes and No. Such questions can be answered in a case to case situational analysis.
If you are planning to apply for a white collar job then of course, you need to have the kind of degree you were applying for, right? You won't apply for a managerial position if you're an undergraduate. You need to possess the qualifications required inorder to fit for the job or else you will be a laughingstock!
You don't need to be CPA graduate if you were applying for a service crew in a restaurant. Getting a degree will definitely lead you to a higher level of education and ranking in the society. Ironically, many professionals still remain unemployed, while those undergraduates found their way to the top.
In the society that we have in the Philippines, you could say that "whom you know" and not "What you know" usually prevails. Perhaps, such thing still exists even in other countries.
Based on reality, education and earning a degree is a matter of choice. It's an option to be more successful in life but it's not a guarantee that it could
lead you to the top but rather perseverance to achieve your ultimate goal is the key to success. There are professionals who still went abroad to apply as domestic helpers or construction workers because they just couldn't find the right job according to their educational attainments. Unemployment is still the main problem in our country today. Despite of this, our parents still send us to school because they didn't want us to suffer the hardships they've encountered due to lack of education.
The above photos are my kids' academic awards. Am proud to say that we've provided them the right education and it's up for them to follow their own destiny.
In this time of pandemic, your rank in the society is nothing. We all die if you get the virus.
Education is not only about earning a degree. It is educating oneself in his chosen field of profession.
Personally, I can earn a living either outside or inside my home. I've worked in office for years, yet I find joy in working at home doing my stuffs in sewing. Actually, I earn more than what I earn in my office job. See, it's a matter of choice. In this changing world, you only need to utilize what you can do at home in order to live and survive this pandemic, while those with enough knowledge in science do their task to discover the right antidote to eliminate this invincible invisible enemies that shook the whole world.
Of course, education is still relevant in order for us to go with the flow of the latest technology, yet there's still the balance of equilibrium in different categories of education to form a society.
My friends, this is my opinion to the question raised on the above-mentioned topic.
Thank you and good day to all.
Till then,
@Sarimanok