Is it possible that people who are good at acquiring status markers are also good at other things? No, it’s the world that’s wrong - there is no reason a Harvard grad in NYC should have a higher chance of being paid six figures than a University of Missouri-Kansas City grad in Missouri.

I certainly didn’t mean to imply otherwise. I do think that hiring solely or even principally based on superficial status indicators can lead to systemic problems, especially when those indicators may not be good reciprocal proxies for relevant skills.