I’m glad it worked out well for you. I think the attitude is derived from the caste system, but I’m not sure.
We’ve long debated whether the better engineers were those who grew up working on their cars or grew up working on everything on their farm. Ultimately the best ones knew how to tell management to take a hike.
I’d probably agree with you. I have my own caste system. The guys running the machines actually generate revenue by adding value. Everything else is overhead. Actually my grandfather who ran a shipyard in WW2 taught me the rules of economics. You create wealth by growing food, mining minerals, or making product. New ideas are a separate form of wealth, but a transitory way. ( exceptions the wheel, fire, and the alphabet, which let’s you inventory ideas.)