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I haven't seen anybody post anything that would lead me to believe they have misconceptions about just walking out and getting any job they want. So, I'm not sure why you get that feeling.
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It was a statement about people's general propensity for assuming that any degree is better than no degree. While compared to an ex McDonald's employee applicant, sure.. it's better. But the point I was trying to make is that for a real career that actually requires real knowledge and not some arbitrary English degree for a job that requires you to know more than how to communicate your own language effectively, it's actually important to have knowledge of your field. In degree form, that's great. Most of the time it's required. But not some random degree that has nothing to do with anything.
So far, I'm quite sure that it's been argued about during this entire thread... But I could be wrong.. I have been visiting the Recreational Drug Thread. People like us... totally crazy. Outcasts. Insane people.
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You're right, it definitely goes both ways. A degree isn't a gateway to any job in the world. However, from my discussions with faculty, recruiters, HR staff, and others- just by showing that you can successfully go through the grind of four years of college and obtain a bachelor's (or higher) puts you in a more positive light than those who did not. That's not to say that if you get an Art degree, you're going to get any job you want in the Crop Advising field... But I don't think that really needs to be said, because nobody here has shown that they are that misguided about their options after their degree.
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Who are you comparing the degree holding person to? A convicted felon McDonald's employee? Some random guy with no work experience and who dropped out in the 3rd grade? Or a multitude of other applicants who also think, like you, that all you need is an arbitrary degree to stand out from the rest of the crowd? What, you think you'll be the only applicant who has an arbitrary degree and all the other applicants are just regular Joes with nothing beyond a highschool degree and a winning personality?
Think in reality for a second. You're not going to ever be lucky enough to go into a job interview with a one-up on everyone who's already applied just because you have a degree. If you thought that, you're either applying at Burger King or you think you're the only guy to ever go through college. Now, I know you said you know that you have to have a degree that's relevant. Which is true. But if you knew that, you wouldn't have even brought up having a degree as some sort proof of being able to handle college for 4 years as some sort of qualification for being hired. This pretty much tells me that you think the piece of paper itself is what's valuable in principle... which I totally disagree with and I think that's pretty obvious with what I typed above.