>1) You are elite. Of course I approve of elitism, but elitists who expect everybody to achieve the same standard, live their lives in exasperation and die embittered. ;-) Yes, the rest of the world is not up to your standards. But they're still human beings.
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>2) University costs have sky-rocketed, especially since 2000. Those lucky enough to attend school in the 1980s are the same lucky ones who bought houses and had their debts eroded by inflation, which now is the devil. These days it's not an uphill battle they face, without a serious scholarship it's a cliff for most people.
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She worked hard to get where she got. I worked hard to get where I'm at. Does that mean "elitism"? That's your word, not mine and IMO part of the narrative of the theme of this thread.

Many here who are successful clearly worked hard to get where they are. I'm assuming, that if you are indeed a doctor, that you clearly worked hard to get where you are. I worked directly with people to step up their game and I dare say I have been more directly involved in other people getting better jobs. I can advocate these things because I have done it and I know better. I don't expect everyone to achieve a particular standard, but those who don't shouldn't expect to receive that which hasn't been earned, provided by those who truly earned it.

On university costs sky-rocketing, much of that can be attributed to the treadmill effect from the paradox of subsidies. This is what happens when you get the govt involved. No incentive to reduce costs.