> In response to your main issue regarding socioeconomic mobility - why is this, in turn, a problem? It depends on the end goal. If the end goal is scientific

> In response to your main issue regarding socioeconomic mobility - why is this, in turn, a problem? It depends on the end goal. If the end goal is scientific advancement, for example, mobility into the educated and academic class is important to provide intellectual diversity. If we bifurcate society into the educated and uneducated, it would likely restrict the flow of new ideas and discovery.