Circumstances changes, look at the modern era versus the nostalgia era. At several points in my life, I have worked a prep cook job. Used the earnings to buy a house and restore said home. I also have an advanced degree in economics. In Modern era doing what I do is beyond normal. High schools do not teach the skills I use to add wealth in my life, but the degree is normal. In the nostalgia era, I am still beyond normal. In the nostalgia era, the advanced degree is beyond the norm.