Well, to be perfectly honest, learning from home really has proved that we can actually learn anything and everything just by turning on our computers. I made a blog on environmental sustainability https://environmentbuddy.com/ even though my only background was my willingness to learn about how we can save our environment.
Thankfully it's started gaining visitors and I'm now raising awareness about environmental issues among 10,000 people every month!
The catch is how many $93,000 outcomes you can point to. The degree can point to a long tail of successful appointment for technical degree holders. The non-degree path has a harder time showing some certainty.
Google has serfs? ok.. thats good. well paid serfs? ok thats good too. Now try and move to Europe. work in a non-google enterprise. Wait, you need to be a certified engineer? ok whats the path to certification again? Oh right: its examinations...
Thankfully it's started gaining visitors and I'm now raising awareness about environmental issues among 10,000 people every month!