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Yes some higher learning is a scam, and some is just for the contacts one acquires. Trump, as awful as he is, does seem to be objectively successful, so he's not really such a great example. I'd love to just blame his inheritance on his success but clearly he has some ability to raise support from idiots. There are certainly higher learning paths that are very real, like medical, engineering, lawl, some humanities, and some commerce.
You've obviously never talked to a business major for any length of time. He has confidence, which is what the "Con" in conartist comes from.
He knows how to con people. All his actual business ventures fail, by design probably