Entitlement in CS Majors?

I know a lot of people got red pilled by “day in the life of a software engineer” vlogs and the lure of Silicon Valley riches. But it feels like almost everyone in this sub operates under a false binary. Either you land a top tech job with a six figure starting salary or you are a failure.

There is an air of entitlement in some posts, like a CS degree automatically entitles you to FAANG or bust. Especially the idea that anything under 100k starting comp is somehow beneath you.

What is interesting is that in most other majors, even at Ivy League or T20 schools, students are far more realistic. They apply broadly. They take jobs adjacent to their field. They expect to build up over time. Most people I know in economics, biology, or political science don't automatically assume that they are owed Goldman Sachs or McKinsey straight out of undergrad.

But in CS, there is this strange narrative that the only valid path is Big Tech SWE or nothing.

And the wild part is that computer science is one of the broadest fields you can major in. It spans everything from analyst and IT roles all the way to cybersecurity, defense tech, and infrastructure work. So anybody who is willing to get any job is already more competitive than a lot majors. But only if they are not picky.

Curious if others see this too.