Sounds to me like you're the one with the chip on your shoulder. Other people are smarter and more accomplish than you so you have to cut them down by saying they work too hard to get there. Yes, the people that grind it out for grades but don't have overall intelligence will get weeded out in the workforce post-college. I'm not fucking brilliant, but I do work hard and that can make up for some of it. And I can guarantee that I'm doing way better than you.
And you're bragging because you put up what a 1400 on the SATs (old score) and went to some mediocre state school that is 'top 50'. You need to work on your bragging rights for things that happened 5+ years ago.
Balling out in DC? Good for you. Because you throwing $300 a night to stay the Ritz Carlton or Park Hyatt that makes you the most successful person graduating from your class? Please… Either you graduated from a terrible class or no one successful accepted your linkedin request.
You're allocating individual income for success. You scalp fucking tickets. You charge another set of middle man fees on top of middle man fees, you detract value from society. In a holistic sense, in no way are you successful because you make $80K per year.