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I think there’s a perfectly valid question as to whether the best and brightest going into prestige shops for the sake of building prestige is the best use of t
by tempsy 7y ago
I think there’s a perfectly valid question as to whether the best and brightest going into prestige shops for the sake of building prestige is the best use of talent in our society.
- matchbok 7y agoThat's up to them, and the market. It is not their fault those industries pay more.
- tempsy 7y agoNo one is saying it isn’t. It’s just a critique. Calm down.
- matchbok 7y agoI'm pretty calm, actually, thanks. Seems like you are the one who needs to calm down by assuming as such.
- _jal 7y agoSo which is it - not Pete's fault, or something to be proud of? For the record, I grew up very poor. Lower-middle class was an unattainable aspiration for my parents. I'm doing very well for myself, and have never compromised my morals to do so. I turned down good paying jobs when it hurt to do so because the work was slimy. You don't have to sell yourself out to make money. If you do, that's a choice. (To be clear, I'm not saying Mayo Pete is a sell out - I don't really care enough to look, but from what I've seen he seems like a true believer in the notion that his job is to tell the proles why they can't have nice things while cutting deals in wine caves. It is easy to understand why the Democrats produce so many of these people; what is inexplicable to me is why anyone except Republicans like them.)
- remarkEon 7y ago>...what is inexplicable to me is why anyone except Republicans like them Might be my own bubble, or perhaps things are changing, but I haven't met a Republican that likes these people. They are usual quite hostile to them.
- _jal 7y agoBecause they cause internecine conflict on the other side, not as someone to vote for.
- manigandham 7y ago> "You don't have to sell yourself out to make money. If you do, that's a choice." You'll find that the many people today (like the author) will consider you to be very privileged for having the opportunity to do so.
- remarkEon 7y agoOkay, then perhaps it's our fault that those industries pay more. There might be policy options that could change this. "Let the market decide" is unfortunately, at least in my view, becoming an almost religious creed.
- suvir_c 7y agoto be fair, he entered local gov after mckinsey
- manigandham 7y agoThe answer to the question is no. It's not hard to imagine utopia where everyone's efforts are maximized to drive humanity forward. But in reality it's up to the individual to decide what they want to do. Discussions about choosing the "best" use of talent often devolve into a subjective moral hierarchy and predeterminism.
- cubecul 7y agoIf they go in for 2 years and come out to do other things, like many of us did/do, seems like there's not much loss. Reference point: my McK class had 40 people start about 5 years ago, and today only 2 are still there.
- majos 7y agoWhat do people usually do afterward?
- cubecul 7y agoI have seen (these are from a broader pool of a couple hundred people +/- 1 year from me): business school, other/real graduate school (e.g., math), private equity, political campaigns (e.g., Buttigieg's), startup founder, startup early employee, tech companies of all roles (commonly biz ops and PM), software engineer, restaurant line cook, large corporations (e.g., McDonald's). Essentially, the same stuff high-achieving new grads do, but I would say my peers come out a little sharper on communication, operating independently, driving work efficiently, etc.