If you mean that gifted people should have their livelihood subsidised by the state, then sure, I'm open to exploring merit based scholarships, and society investing more in the sciences and so on. But nobody gets a prize in science without actually putting in the work and achieving something. Though, admittedly we are seeing that less and less. Society in general is becoming less meritorious (participation awards, etc).
Anyway, I won't waste my time further debating what's obvious gaslighting.
It is indeed gaslighting to talk about “safety nets” when there is a student loan crisis in the country.
Which means they are much more likely to be able to get support from home or even a home to move back to if things get tough.
It's a lot easier to take the economic risk of a post-grad or post-doc program when you know there is a family with means to fall back on.
Excessive student loans are not a serious issue relative to what many in poverty face. If you don't make enough money to pay your student loans, then you can defer them indefinitely. Or just not pay them. It might keep you from getting rich. But it's not going to keep you from eating.