Is a popular leetcode question with nearly one solution proof of a subpar education? Out of curiosity lets see you solve that differently than that image.

Unpaid internships aren't illegal because both the employee and employer must gain from it. Colleges also offer many unpaid internships in exchange for college credit. Do I like it? No. Do you need some form of work experience to get hired without a degree? YES. Its irrelevant anyways because now fellows will be paid. I only had to do a few hours a week for a month and that was very important to landing a real, paying job. People want experience, its hard to get without a degree, this is a GREAT thing. I don't see many Udemy courses offering a real internship at the end.

Yes the price is much higher than a 12$ udemy course, but you get a support network that continues well beyond your graduation and even hiring. I can go into their slack right now and request mock interviews, 1:1 career coach sessions, ect if I wanted. That's rare to see, normally once I paid the bill, the benefits stop.

Do you also warn kids not to go to college? Post a negative review on career karma and glassdoor and move on, people will do research and see it.