"But another part of me isn't okay with a world in which the vast majority of people do nothing (or do something that doesn't really produce value) while forcin

"But another part of me isn't okay with a world in which the vast majority of people do nothing (or do something that doesn't really produce value) while forcing higher-income people (like many of us, myself included) to fund that lifestyle." But I feel it is the other way around really. Low income people support the lifestyle of all us "highly educated". I feel the biggest amount of us programmers / managers are really creating little value, but are nonetheless rewarded by a vast institution of governments and corporations.