Don't let college unplug my future?

It is quite apparent in Dear Students: Don’t Let College Unplug Your Future that the writer is trying to appeal to a younger audience.  I think it is a possible but not plausible claim to say that “The time will come when a college degree will be suspect if not complemented by an admirable online record.”  It seems quite far-fetched to imply that a college degree will become inferior to a blog or online social media.  To draw an analogy that sits a little closer to home; email has become an incredible way to communicate but it did not put the postal service out of business.  While online presence may, and probably will become more influential on one’s personal reputation, it will never become paramount to a college education degree. 

It is also interesting to note that Gideon Burton, the author of the article, mentions that we do not need to follow the system.  His verbiage belittles college professors and paints them as what Jerry Rubin might have referred to as the ‘Creeping Meatball’.  Why not cater to the wants of your college professors?  It would be unwise to disregard their years of studying, for it is true that a smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.