What’s wrong with IB having a Sales aspect to it?

I have repeatedly come across the sentiment of "IB is just Sales at the end of the day" and it is usually in a negative sense. Why? Isn't Sales the foundation of ANY business? What's the problem with an industry requiring you to have high EQ (seen the opposite end of the spectrum as a CS major too) in addition to technical ability?

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