Nononononono.
This is social/economic in nature. In the past, like 1950's and 1960's highschool, the nerds were the ones who make bank right now as Phd's, management in corporations, etc.
That is the basis for the idea, all these things have the basis in some truth. A belief like that doesn't just come from nowhere.
Once the economy went sour though, it was the talkative, bullshitter types who made the cut because of nepotism.
Looking out 5-10 years its going to be "oh those poor scientists they have a rough lot in life, but plumbers man they are sexy and have nice cars" because there are wayyy too many people getting Phd's and not enough Phd jobs.
Meanwhile everyone with a blue collar skill type job is average age of like 55-60, about to retire (forcibly, because they are too old for that job anymore) and no one in this generation is interested in that type of lifestyle. One of the main problems with the workforce right now is people neglecting to retire because of the economy. And Blue color jobs are going to be the first to cave. Keep that in mind when you see the 60 year old repair guy, or the 65 year old news anchors on TV now. The world is always changing.
They all wanna work in a cubicle surfing ATOT and just cut checks for anything that actually needs to be fixed. Like when Mike Rowe did his senate testimony
"In a hundred different ways, we have slowly marginalized an entire category of critical professions, reshaping our expectations of a "good job" into something that no longer looks like work. A few years from now, an hour with a good plumber, if you can find one is going to cost more than an hour with a good psychiatrist. At which point we'll all be in need of both."
Social "wisdom" follows the money. But with a large lag time.
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