Thank you for an excellent argument. I actually agree with you overall, and indeed I don't think Japan is an egalitarian society at all. However, I don't think the financial egalitarianism necessarily implies the status quo mentality, although it is a sad coincidence here for now. I think it is possible to create a financially egalitarian society while advocating changes. No idea how, but that's beyond my point. Either way, I think people getting paid equally for vastly different jobs is saner. It is more of a manifestation that there's something that cannot be transferred to monetary value.