“I know some of you utterly despise the “new immigrants” who choose to believe Ivies are the best colleges,”
Because they’re WRONG. That’s why. Because they stubbornly resist opening their minds to reality. If someone says “NYC is the capital of NY state” or “LA is the capital of California” it doesn’t matter how strongly they “choose to believe” those things - they are still completely wrong. The Ivies AREN’T the 8 best colleges - they are 8 of the best - and we are fortunate in this country that we have a lot of great colleges. Moreover, in this country, people from any college can be successful and having an Ivy degree does not remotely guarantee a golden ticket for life. These are facts, panpacific.