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There is some truth to what you say about the highly educated congregating in the major cities, if you assume that those who know how to raise cattle, or grow crops, or mine for minerals or drive trucks to deliver resources to the big cities, or work in the trades, plumbers, welders, mechanics, electricians. etc are not really as educated in the things that "matter".
There tend to be cities. The trend toward cities accelerated after Depression/WW2. (How ya gonna keep them down on the farm, once they've gone and seen Paris?) It was manufacturing just outside and sometimes in the cities, then came the tech revolution. But make no mistake, successful farmers are usually educated, but they have a high suicide rate.
We have brainwashed our young to think that a college degree is essential to success and to work in a job where you carry a lunchbox is somehow second class, failing to live up to your potential. We clamor to forgive college debt but but not the loan for the truck the plumber financed to start his business.
No. It was us that got brainwashed. There have been plenty of articles, etc., over the past 20-30 years talking about the wages of plumbers, carpenters, cable layers, etc. The younger generations have much more access to information than we did.
I think these rural and blue collar workers have a difference sort of education that is in many ways more important to our country's success than some highly educated activist with a degree in political science.
There are different types of intelligence. I have nothing against people who like to work with their hands. I've had plenty of friends who worked on boats.
