[Rockingham]

I know exactly what you mean. I saw many of the type you describe in law school and in the profession in the years since then. They absorb a mass of information and a short order menu of practical tasks and tricks and make a living from that. Otherwise, intellectual curiosity and the capacity for analytical and abstract thinking are impaired or nearly absent.

[Bonemaker]

I was in dental school (long story) with guys who could eff up a bowling ball with their hands.

[sergeantdave]

“Otherwise, intellectual curiosity and the capacity for analytical and abstract thinking are impaired or nearly absent.”

I’m 100% in agreement with your analysis.

I see these elitists as a low IQ cult of government trained monkeys who manage to master one or two skills, which is just enough to keep them from living under a bridge and howling at the moon.