In Ghana today, we have unintentionally created a dangerous illusion that the value of a person is measured by the number of degrees they hold rather than the practical contribution they make to society. This illusion has left us with a growing number of graduates who are jobless, directionless, and sometimes helpless, while the people who fix our real-world problems are disrespected, underpaid, and overlooked. Consider the philosophy graduate, articulate and perhaps even brilliant, capable of deep reflection and arguments about morality, justice, and logic. But in a country facing blocked drains, broken infrastructure, leaking pipes, and daily sanitation crises, how far does abstract thought go without action?
