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"Could", yes. The overwhelming odds, however, are that they'll grow up to be upper-middle class consumers who don't do anything outstanding other than hoover up
by mikestew 7y ago
"Could", yes. The overwhelming odds, however, are that they'll grow up to be upper-middle class consumers who don't do anything outstanding other than hoover up huge amounts of resources and make the problem worse.
- malvosenior 7y agoUnless you're assuming the socioeconomic class of the original poster to be upper-middle class and that that will extend to their offspring, then you are incorrect. Most people are not upper-middle class, so the odds are against any random person being an upper-middle class consumer.
- homonculus1 7y agoMost people don't comment on HN. It is an assumption, but not an unwarranted one.
- malvosenior 7y agoThere are many non upper-middle class people here so I would say it is an unwarranted assumption.
- mikestew 7y agoI assumed nothing. I used the word "odds". Probabilities, what have you. And if one is posting on HN, "odds are" you and everyone in your household consume a disproportionate amount of the world's resources. And if you'd like to drill further into an off-hand comment that might have taken a few liberties with the demographics of HN readers, then let's simplify it: your kid isn't going to cure cancer or fix global warming no matter who you are or your class status.