The thing that always surprises me about people I know (off-Fedi) in the SF area who obsess over what private preschool their kids get into. Probably elsewhere too, but they are the ones who talk about it.

"We're moving into this very expensive neighbourhood to be in the catchment area for these 3 top-notch schools."

Anyway if you're wondering why people still work to build the torment nexus, it's sustained by the need to fund their kids' class status later in life.

Edit: Contrast to Ontario (next post)