Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but (respectfully) he's actually cooked & those degrees don't mean shit. 😬
People much smarter than him have already built the tools to replace him; AI & open-source have ensured that the cost of code production is near-zero (which by proxy also sets the pay rate for that career). 🫠
The sooner he understands this, the better it will be for him; even the most senior devs that I know w/decades of experience are being made redundant & can't find other work. 🤷♂️
The silver lining is that he can also use the same tools to vibecode & build out any idea for a valuable product/service himself (in a weekend). 💁♂️
Sorry that he got rugpulled on the concept of a "career" (like the rest of us), but "more school" is a scam (he can go to AI/YouTube University & learn everything faster… for free). 😐
Now is the time for him to step back, observe humanity, identify the direction we are heading & go build something that people need; let him know that he doesn't need anyone's permission/validation anymore to "do the thing". 🤙