Comment on Critical Reading, Math, Writing...Sanity?

I read this post and responded with this:

I've already graduated from college, and my college life was not interesting or happy.

Yes, you could say that I've learned a lot and that my professional success comes from my years in college. But wouldn't you simply forget me on that line of thought?

"Someone went to _that_ college." Who is that someone? Why is the name of the college more important than the person? And why does this crushes everyone on high school?

My guess is that people think there's a plateau somewhere in life. And they think that if they can get there, everything will be stable and solid... and will just stop. So we destroy ourselves trying to get to that inexistent plateau: another myth.

It happens at your job, at college and at the high school too. Any of you have brother with a busier schedule than Madonna's?