[argumentum]

My wording may be wrong. If you have something in common with someone, you are more likely to help them and want to work with them. The fact is, Harvard/Ivy/elite private school alums, on the whole, are currently in greater positions of power than Berkeley/elite public school alums (this may change in the future of course).

For that reason alone, the value of being "from Harvard" is greater than being "from Berkeley".

[rjbond3rd]

I see what you're saying, but I'm so glad I don't live in that world anymore.

[argumentum]

Did you move to Mars?

We all live in "that world", it's not a choice ..

[argonaut]

I think rjbond might be referring to the slightly more meritocratic "world" of SV engineering.

[rjbond3rd]

You are assuming that everyone values the same things.