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I don't understand why these anecdotes are presented as proof that we're wasting talent. The way I see it, it shows that we have a system where people from even
by darkerside 8y ago
I don't understand why these anecdotes are presented as proof that we're wasting talent. The way I see it, it shows that we have a system where people from even the poorest of circumstances can find opportunities to excel. Many other countries are far behind the US in this regard.
- darkerside 8y agoAnyone, feel free to share a perspective instead of a downvote
- strikelaserclaw 8y agoI think america is going down hill in this regard to giving opportunities to the down trodden. I feel like this new generation of parents due to anxiety about the future invest much much more in their kids than previous generations, this naturally causes massive inequality between talented poor students and talented or even above average students with means. Maybe a genius might be able to rise above circumstances but for the average very talented person who isn't born into means, this will be very hard and will probably get much harder. For all the populist speak that tech leaders give, i think tech will cause more inequality in every regard. While poor students whittle away their attention span by using facebook or instagram or responding to watsapp messages every five minutes due to having poor role models (parents, teachers, etc... in poor communities). The more educated, parents of means will restrict usage for their children. In an era when attention span needs to be the greatest to achieve things (because everything is so complicated), the people without means in a generation will have the least of it.