So factory workers making 400k are now the new elite instead of doctors. That’s not the system breaking, that’s the system finding a new leverage point. SK swapped which credential matters, but the actual gatekeeping stayed intact.
What changed is the wage gap, not whether you need to be born into the right family or go to the right school to get access to those jobs in the first place.
source: South Korea's AI-driven chip industry boom is reordering…
