i mean, if all the smart kids from poor, middle and upper middle classes (who are basically the powerhouses who create new research, build new companies etc...)

i mean, if all the smart kids from poor, middle and upper middle classes (who are basically the powerhouses who create new research, build new companies etc...) stopped putting these universities on a pedestal, they wouldn't have much leg to stand on. As it stands, humans are basically pretty amoral, they only cry if they are disadvantaged, and they forget all about unfairness if they become the lottery winners.