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This is a terrible complaint, should we not celebrate the victories of those who survived tragedy and made it through? I mean it's terrible that Asian American
by stephenitis 11y ago
This is a terrible complaint, should we not celebrate the victories of those who survived tragedy and made it through?
I mean it's terrible that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have this model minority myth about it. There are still droves of Vietnamese American immigrants and second generation people who struggle to make ends meet daily but I don't think that should distract from this article.
- niccolop 11y agoPrecisely. We can celebrate someones success without ignoring the plight of others. It could even be an edifying story.
- akavi 11y agoNothing wrong with celebrating it! But "(I am|He is|She is|They are) made it out of poverty because of hard work and a can-do attitude." is frequently used as an argument that, conversely, those who fail to make it out of poverty somehow "deserve" their standing. So in light of that, it's important to keep in mind how much of an outlier such stories are.
- yummyfajitas 11y agoWhat evidence, if any, would convince you that those who fail to make it out of poverty do in fact "deserve" their standing? Note that I'm interpreting "deserve" as meaning "could have escaped with high probability had they engaged in different actions". Do you mean something different?
- Hydraulix989 11y agoThis really parallels the survivorship biased attitude towards starting a company in SV. No matter how good you are, there's always an element of luck. It's not all 100 million dollar exits and doors that open like this.
- mikerichards 11y agoThis is a terrible complaint, should we not celebrate the victories of those who survived tragedy and made it through? No, because for people like Leguelere, success via capitalism is a bad thing. It shouldn't even be reported. Only the failures of capitalism should be reported, then Leguelere and his ilk will be happy.