SKILLS?? needed in Puna?

[punafish]

I think a college education doesn't buy you much anymore unless it's in a technical field. A liberal arts education is great for personal development and broadening one's horizons for sure. But the return on investment from a pure economics standpoint just isn't there today. On the other hand, a college education combined with an in-demand skill--or a rare combination of other skills--gives you a better chance (ex: marketing degree with fluency in a foreign language, etc.) If developing international/intercultural skills is not your thing, then mastering the right trade would seem to be a practical survival strategy. We're in an era now where anyone with the initiative, a computer and on-line connection can teach themselves whatever they need to learn. Colleges as we know them today will one day become obsolete imho.