Academic Decline in Universities (4): Social Factors

There have been certain remarkable cultural changes in our society during the past few decades. Our society used to be education-oriented. An educated person with even a moderate salary was able to support a family and put some money aside ,too. But these days our society is more money-oriented than education-oriented. People don't give much credit to education. Success is measured in terms of the money you earn; the more money you earn, the more successful you are. As a result of this, more and more youngsters give up the idea of higher education and decide to enter the world of business, but since they don't have any expertise, they don't set up constructive businesses; therefore, they become dealers.
Another consequence of this social situation is that young people go for the majors that lead to higher salaries; as a result, the ultimate goal is not self-perfection or gaining knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Almost every university graduate wants to get a well-paid job and those who are not accepted in these fields take up science, social sciences, humanities and arts. That's why we don't have many good scientists, artists, poets, etc.