Generalized version:
"Only <low status> people get <common condition that I do not have, or would like to signal I do not have>".
Once you see the pattern you'll see it everywhere.
"Only <low status> people get <common condition that I do not have, or would like to signal I do not have>".
Once you see the pattern you'll see it everywhere.
For one, it's not about signaling superiority (which is what the pattern is all about) -- it's merely advice. The sayer (?) is not claiming they are exciting themselves, just that being bored is a sign of not recognizing opportunities to be engaged with something.
(Also, in the general case, the presence of the pattern or the snobbism of the one saying it, doesn't mean it's also wrong).