Used to think the same but out of healthy disagreement going to challenge you on this part about college educated businesspeople, doctors, lawyers, etc.

Using your own quote: "A lot of wealth just comes down to how you think. And the bigger you can think, the wealthier you can get with no extra effort. It’s the same with the “invest in index funds advice.”

It sounds smart but you’ll be making pennies for decades and then become too old to enjoy the cash and still have orga$ms. Worth rethinking this cliche money advice."

Going for the BEST elite education by definition is thinking big. Building a high level career IS thinking big. How do you think top businesspeople, lawyers, MDs can raise funds in the billions even, make millions in carry, or win cases for millions?

IMO the social media businesspeople are thinking a bit smaller. Not wrong or right. Just depends on WHO you want to become. I used to do online marketing, sales, worked in crypto industry, and I realized I value a 'real' career more now - bc career earnings from this sort of stuff are far higher unless you build real enterprise value from an online business you can sell. Many do both over their life.