How could a kid that worked his way through college at a fly over state school get a government job that rightly belongs to a trust fund scion of an entrenched political dynasty from Harvard?

I know I wouldn't hire someone that claims to be a Marine and threatens to murder fellow citizens because they disagree with his politics. I can see where hiring the politically connected trust fund scion from Harvard may have advantages over a fly-over schooled kid that worked his way through college. The scion probably vacationed (can it be called vacation if you never actually worked a day in your life?) at the right spots and knows the right people. The trust fund kid probably interned at one of his parent's companies or a USAID grift charity.

#3 Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor are wondering how they got on the Supreme Court; hint, it was DEI.