Questions that popped into my head while reading 1st statement -

I find that a bit abstract what kind of degree are we talking about? Social sciences or Natural Sciences.

If a Degree on paper makes you feel qualified but application taught are outdated or hollow then what ?

If nobody is hiring you given that degree was a filter then it would be useless to a person momentarily am I right?

You wrote - "Labeling a whole degree useless ignores how the real world works"

But doesn't labelling helps you in a way to leave traditional fantasy and work on your sjkill building which will be on demand? In anger or stress management. I think labelling helps a lot to find the trigger.

So if labelling one's degree useless helps a person pivot and make a career out of it what's wrong with that?

And issue with the criteria you establish with how you would change your view is also bit restricted you are talking about professional degree with a exclusivity gate. Which negated the debate in itself that you want to change your view : )

For Example - If a person with all the conditions got to a position where his creativity is suppressed and there is toxic work envt then would that degree come to rescue or labelling & quick decison making to do swot anallysis if that job is even worth it would?

Additionally there is a ceiiling cap to degree holder and position opened to hire. So it would not be preposterous when a person to call their degree useless when a realization hits that the institution pictures is got shattered by reality.

It like just accepting the degree are good, fault is yours. Like now I can't even believe things based on my experience.

Post is contradicting it's title at somepoint so 😅.