People in the (American, and I dare say elsewhere too) tech world do give a shit about the college you went to, and the elite colleges do give a shit about extracurriculars, especially if you’re Asian or something, unfortunate as it is.
I'm really curious what the "or something" in your race statement means though.
As for “or something”, it is well known that the bar is very high for Asians and extracurriculars are needed to distinguish oneself (too many perfect SATs and GPAs), but maybe there are other demographics similarly affected that I don’t hear about much.
Not really. Nobody gives a damn what college you went to for the vast majority of jobs. They care about whether you went to college or not, regardless of the school. And even then, it's becoming more and more rare to find employers who are sticklers that applicants must have a degree.
At most jobs? Yeah, they are actually.