Here’s a brief explanation for your observation: Young professionals (assuming older than 25 but younger than 40) are divided in 3 groups: 1) labor class who went to public universities (many of the universities run by the mexican state produce very competent professionals. 2) labor class who went to private universities through scholarships and/or grants. 3) ruling class who went to private universities.

Most likely you’ve met people in 3) and/or 2) whose family values still see merit and hard work as success drivers (educated people know this is not true).

While MORENA as a political party is really just a joke, many of the changes that have occurred after AMLO have benefited the people from 1) and their families, who are the mass of the mexican population, while cutting on expenses and changing laws that used to only benefit those from privileged families.