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Are universities automatically "elitist brain-rot" when they participate in rankings? When it comes to privilege, yes, rich kids that don't deserve it are accepted into ivy league universities because of the connections they have. This is not a good thing obviously. Most researchers receive the privilege of working there because of their good research done at other universities. That is why they stay on top: a lot of excellent researchers want to join those universities. Obviously MIT has a very good standing when it comes to CS. The dick-measuring contest is but a small part of the university ecosystem. Also, neo-caste system is a quite strong. Most ivy league researchers are probably not rich or powerful. For that you have to look at our "friends" in the C-suite. I understand the sentiment, but I find "hate", "elitist brain-rot" and "neo-caste system" way too strong.
Yeah, in the more technical/scientific departments, people usually have incredible skills to prove their worth.