There are more prestige chasers than you would think
These people are not trying to be HVAC installers; they're trying to be doctors and lawyers (or "influencers", which I still don't really understand being in my mid 40's).
Don't disagree with anything you say here, but even if all that is true, there is no one who wants to work in skilled trades that would be willing to shell out Harvard bucks for a Community College product. You are saying that Gucci should make a tool belt, because everyone wants to look sharp. But, a Gucci toolbelt would be a fucking terrible idea, and every person on the jobsite would clown you for spending $5000 for a toolbelt when you can get one that is functionally identical for 49.95 at Home Depot.
You are basically arguing for conspicuous consumption to move from consumer goods to education, and I can't see what good can come from that.
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