<p>You serious about society dictating how you’re supposed to live? </p>
<p>Go join the military then. Or commit a crime. Or seek low wage employment. Society doesn’t force you to do anything. There are three other opportunities available to you, which I have outlined above.</p>
<p>Pursuing higher education opens additional opportunities. That’s why people pursue it. Not because society tells them they should. If they don’t, they won’t get anywhere.</p>