[Carry_Okie]

In the introduction, they suggest that elite attitudes are expressions of cultural capital.

Nonsense. They were willing to endure more university indoctrination in return for the ephemeral brass ring of "financial security."

[cgbg]

I grew up with the “elites” and I think you are partially correct.

They are indoctrinated for sure—even though I knew all my professors were leftist liars from day one. (I had already mastered the complete works of Ayn Rand, Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard by age 17.)

They also like the “perks” of “fitting in”.

We all live in a model of the world—not the actual world.

Their model—of course—has them as the virtuous rebels fighting against the evil plutocrats.

My model has me as the virtuous rebel fighting against them.

Lol.