Waste of Potential

This world is a waste of potential, or is it the "system."  Who's to say?  I suppose only the people who are behind everything, and they must be wasting potential to maintain power.  Wasting, wasting, wasting... but no one will ever give it up.  No one will ever give someone a simple chance.  You can't even get a job these days without ridiculous credentials and degrees.  What happened to the old days when people simply rose up to fill the positions that needed to be filled?  Now there are degrees for everything, and the schools will be very happy to take your money.  They're probably the only ones making any.  The whole things a scam meant to keep you in a hamster wheel forever.  If you do get out, though, reality will laugh at your piece of paper and shake their heads at your naivety.  They also won't hire you.