You need to go to school to be made to think the way the government wants you too, then youll do what they want, which is to make money for the aliens but seriously its probably just so we dont have dumb people out there. Doesnt work does it?
I felt the same way while I was going through school, but I actually find I miss it now. The real world kind of sucks, classes at least had variety and you got to pick what you wanted to work on. Instead, you are assigned tasks that you do not want to work on and a lot of the times they are like tasks you have already done... It is a vicious cycle. The only upside is you get paid to do the work instead of paying for the privilege.
It's got its uses, but I agree with you, there should be a smaller time frame for it. With the course I'm studying at College, I've been there for 5 years lmfao...