Like this kid, the older brother of one of the girls involved in the scandal. Somehow I think this poseur pothead “musician” will always live a life of comfort.
https://www.theroot.com/son-of-couple-charged-in-college-cheating-scandal-defen-1833281213
One thing you have to give their pimp-mama, she avoided a lot of accusations of hypocrisy when she decided to turn out her kids.
First aristocracy and wealth, while often related, are by no means the same thing. An aristocracy connotes a better class of person, not one who has managed to become wealthy. And to be honest, that’s how I see American treatment of those who went to American elite universities.
Sure, it often ends up associated with wealth, but it will also be mentioned if the person’s a poet.
And as far as aristocracies go, it’s better than simply birth. But the the idea that traditional aristocrats are actually higher quality people has kind of faded, while the American belief in the human superiority of those admitted to the Ivies seems unabated.
This is not to diminish the difficulty of getting into such an institution (for those who do so without cheating) - it does say something about their dedication in high school. It just seems to be an odd bar to judge someone’s entire life by decades later.
Insomuch that there is a class of American citizens who are “above” the rest of us in terms of how they are treated and which rules apply to them it absolutely has more to do with wealth than education.
If you happen to already be a member of that aristocracy then the status symbol of having an Ivy-league degree is basically icing on the cake. They’re not likely to reject your application to the country club if you have a billion dollars but no degree.
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