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it's both
empty 2d midwits who have cs/business/eng degrees and work in california are often just that, ask them anything outside their work and they're clueless. ask them their favorite music, movies, things to do etc. and you'll get the most default generic responses like kendrick lamar and "I enjoy hiking". it's why they struggle in the dating market, no one wants to date a linkedin profile. and it's why many of them will make no more difference in the world than a mcdonalds cashier.
on the other hand, they do make money and a stable career is a good launchpad for doing anything else. people who don't have this are often coping about the people. they might think they are superior because they do manual labor or because they were in the army (Iol). due to both international students making american universities money, and hiring practices skewing in favor of h1bs and immigrants who might get deported and have no rights, there is a racial component as well. racism is a good cope for when you see certain groups overrepresented and doing better than you.