Ugh, Vistaril, this is why folks can't take what you say very seriously or trust your advice. Your approach to someone who says something you disagree with is almost always the same. I think of it as the Vistaril Two Step:
1. "LOL... ha ha ha... that's so funny... you're a *****..."
Though you likely do this because putting other people down make you feel superior, it doesn't really do much for creating dialogue, on the off-chance you're actually trying to communicate rather than chest-beat.
2. Take what someone says and expand, exaggerate, and twist it around until it is not at all what they said.
When you do this, it makes readers wonder if you're intentionally mis-stating what someone said (implying you're being untruthful) or legitimately have no clue what someone is saying (implying you have difficulties with interpretation). Either way, by doing this, when you state things as fact, it makes it very hard to take what you say seriously, because we're left wondering if you're lying or are clueless.
Whether CT is in trouble or not is debatable. But kindasorta's observation that thing are not bright in CT-land is hardly controversial. In fact, the link s/he provided does indicate that the average job offer to recent grads is $205K. Which is exactly what kindasorta said, rather than make some statement about the car they drive (and if you think $205K per annum limits you to Toyota Corolla land even with loan payments, think again).
Rather than the superior belittling, twisting, and mistating (the Two Step) that you went with, you could have actually responded in a way that indicates you actually a) understood what was said but b) disagreed with what was said. When you do this, people will listen and take you seriously. But with the Two Step, you give growing evidence that you can't be trusted or taken seriously.
Just a thought...