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I thought one of the main complaints of the system is “too many ivy leaguers” (who share diff values), so why aim for the thing that we talk bad about?

What’s bad about not being part of the derided elite class?



Being near the bottom of any hierarchy is bad, and without smashing these hierarchies people like me are just destined to suffer.

After all, the elite class is usually not derided anyway - and many of the people deriding them (think JD Vance) are elites already.


I can totally understand wanting to reject and "smashing" the elite Ivy League.

I can't understand wanting to join them if they are so bad. It's akin to slaves wanting the right to own slaves --that's not the solution to the problem of the institution.


This is true - I would love the validation the most!




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