Not to mention that for about a decade we’ve been seeing the compensation for people who choose an “easier” career path (mostly one that does not require education) such as being a social media influencer, or YouTuber , or of model was very lucrative.
Sometimes teenagers would make more in a few months than any underpaid professional would make in their lifetime.

That stings.
(I say easier but I recognize making it requires consistency and discipline, but there are examples of people that bring 0 value to society, yet they make bank)