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>It isn't about "race" and "aristocratic elite", it's about meritocracy
It's got everything to do with that, sure you might have the poor kid who is such a genius he's recognized and elevated but, all of these people either come from some kind of academic family, have academic parents who helped them or even if they're just on the lower end, their parents probably scraped money together to put them through booster classes and what not in addition to their talent.