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Of course. Being born in a country with economic and educational advantages helps though. Being born into a family whose socio economic circumstances means yo
by paublyrne 10y ago
Of course. Being born in a country with economic and educational advantages helps though. Being born into a family whose socio economic circumstances means you grow up expecting to be successful helps even more.
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- Havoc 10y ago> Being born in a country with economic and educational advantages helps though. Helps, but not necessary. Hell I've got a decent number of Zimbabweans on my team at work.
- SEJeff 10y agoAnd let me guess, each of them demonstrates "grit" and is extremely hard working/driven?
- Havoc 10y ago>And let me guess, each of them demonstrates "grit" and is extremely hard working/driven? Not particularly so. Seems to me that there is a threshold of grit needed - that opens a lot of doors (incl 3rd world > 1st world moves) but beyond that its got diminishing returns. My point is that the lottery of birthplace does matter but its not an automatic show-stopper.