... And wasn't it just a couple of years ago when they trotted out that "prodigal son" melodrama about the kid that was talented with designing video games... but he was a good JW, so he left that job and went back to working construction with his daddy and jealous brother? It was wrong for him to work in that tech field because there were sluts at work, it took to much time away from the cult activities, and the games were BAD.
To me, it's a mixed message. But I came from the time when WT said, "college is bad! We need spiritual men and we'll teach them ALL the skills they'll need in bethel." Then when I was in bethel, the example I saw was, "attending college is bad, but there are a few graduates that are here and get the royal treatment. It's in the Bethel Book of Angles." Now they're a step further and make no mention of needing spiritual men. They go straight to the list of skills. I think they admit their hypocrisy when they practically admit they want people with degrees but nobody can pursue such degrees based on this request.
Maybe I'm bitter and just see it that way. I have my degree now and couldn't imagine using any of my skills for that cult.