nobody PAYS for BS.

Most Americans/ABCs know how to BS. And they know when you are BSing. I don't think he is a good model. Few people can make a living by BS. Don't assume ABC should be leaders. Plenty of them jobless, can't even beat their parent. My 28-30 year old dentist came to US when he was 6, graduated from one of the UCs, got a dental degree from a university in east coast. Now he has his own clinics, hiring 1-2 other ABC dentist helping out. He is fully booked. I always chat with him when I do a checkup. I don't think he mentioned BS is critical. Although people sometimes enjoy BS, but nobody PAYS for BS.