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I've heard first hand stories from friends who did their undergrad at Harvard that spoke to favoritism. One is: while playing rugby, a friend tackles another st
by seattleeng 9y ago
I've heard first hand stories from friends who did their undergrad at Harvard that spoke to favoritism. One is: while playing rugby, a friend tackles another student. The coach pulls my friend aside and tells him to stop "hitting so hard" (my friend is an average to below average sized guy). Puzzled, my friend asks why, to which the coach replies, "think about the kid's name."
He was a Kennedy.
- kbenson 9y agoInterestingly, I think that story can be interpreted different ways. One interpretation is that the coach knew that if he actually caused an injury, it might come back at him in interesting ways. You can either interpret it as the coach protecting the elite, or the coach protecting the non-elite, depending on your view.
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- apetresc 9y agoThere's favoritism, and then there's pragmatism. This seems like very sound advice.
- plussed_reader 9y agoYou say pragmatism, but I read cronyism. In this case the Rugby coach would be a crony for moneyed interests.
- tetromino_ 9y agoAlternative interpretation - the rugby coach was helping seattleeng's friend by alerting him in advance to the fact that moneyed interests would make the friend's life hell if he were to seriously injure one of their own.
- plussed_reader 9y agoSocial order's gotta be maintained, right?