But I’m an actual intellectual worker - I’m an academic and employed to work purely with my mind, rather than a plumber or a mechanic who have to solve practica

But I’m an actual intellectual worker - I’m an academic and employed to work purely with my mind, rather than a plumber or a mechanic who have to solve practical challenges. You’re also the one indulging in hyperbole and gross universal generalisations, hence, you’re the very pseud you're decrying.