On: The Anti-College Is on the Rise

[_lx4l]

> exclusivity

This is expressed in The Case Against Education, which strengthens it's argument by convincing the reader that university is really only useful as a finishing school.

Are there any more extensive writings on the game mechanics of education and successfully joining the workforce?

[colechristensen → _lx4l]

Cubed by Nikil Saval is a good read more on the history of "work" not quite what you are asking for but at least tangential.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220690/cubed-by-nik...