Being "educated" != having a college degree. What was missing from the piece was any mention of the difference. Vivek Wadhwa was portrayed as someone who believes "you gotta have that piece 'o paper to make it in America." Also, the piece was somewhat disingenuous in that it kept harping on the supposed risk those dropping out were taking even though it later mentioned that most in the program easily could re-enter college. It's like those saying that the 18 year-old LeBron James was giving up his chance for an education when he chose the NBA over college. Perhaps Thiel could have defined opportunity loss for the audience (sarcasm, of course).