The 'Girls in yoga pants' make even less sense in the title than they do in the article, I'd suggest simply 'The higher education apocalypse' (or perhaps 'collapse' is slightly less sensational).
I guess it didn’t keep everyone’s attention :(
> That’s according to Olivia, who dropped out of college to make fitness videos on TikTok
> To quote the lovely Amelia, pictured below: You get what you pay for.
I think some people in here have busted irony/sarcasm meters, those are clearly ironic sentiments.
And another connection point the rest of the text is this:
> The current trend is pointing toward something darker, a large mass of under-educated, undertrained youth chasing easy money, not because they’re immature, but because other paths have shut down.
We're more and more turning into a culture of chasing easy money and the rise of everything from the "influencer" to meme stocks to phone scams.