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soared 6y ago
> Is it unfair? Fuck yea it is, but what are you going to do? Stay there and complain? Or are you gonna get busy running. This is literally “pick yourself up by your bootstraps”. Get busy running is not a thing underprivileged kids can do.
- tasuki 6y ago
  Perhaps it even is "pick yourself up by your bootstraps and your kids' life might be better". Do you not see how that's different from "I was successful despite setbacks, so literally everyone is capable of the same, just work harder like I did"? Undeprivileged kids can try harder or less hard, same as privileged kids can try harder or less hard. The starting position makes a huge difference. Whether one tries or not also makes a huge difference.
  - soared 6y ago
    Yeah the point I make in my other reply is that hard work from a privileged kid results in success, but hard work from an underprivileged kid does not result in success, and likely will not result in their children’s success. At its core it’s the difference between believing anyone can succeed and believing outside factors are much more impactful than working hard. In America it is often times a conservative b liberal mindset.
- tasuki 6y ago
  > Get busy running is not a thing underprivileged kids can do. It's a thing privileged kids can afford not to do. Underprivileged kids absolutely have to get busy running to get anywhere.
  - soared 6y ago
    You’re still missing the point. If I work $12/hr and that pays my rent, food, and not much more.. I literally can’t quit my job. I can’t go get an education because I can’t afford it. I can’t find a better job because everyone I’m surrounded by works near the minimum wage and I’m literally not aware of alternative options. Technically I could get a student loan from the gov, but I 100% do not know that option exists. “Get Busy” sounds good when there is opportunity to improve. My point is that many people who are in a situation where working harder does not result in success. They do not have the tools, knowledge, access, etc to turn hard work into success.

Thank you

> Is it unfair? Fuck yea it is, but what are you going to do? Stay there and complain? Or are you gonna get busy running. This is literally “pick yourself up by your bootstraps”. Get busy running is not a thing underprivileged kids can do.

tasuki 6y ago
Perhaps it even is "pick yourself up by your bootstraps and your kids' life might be better". Do you not see how that's different from "I was successful despite setbacks, so literally everyone is capable of the same, just work harder like I did"? Undeprivileged kids can try harder or less hard, same as privileged kids can try harder or less hard. The starting position makes a huge difference. Whether one tries or not also makes a huge difference.
- soared 6y ago
  Yeah the point I make in my other reply is that hard work from a privileged kid results in success, but hard work from an underprivileged kid does not result in success, and likely will not result in their children’s success. At its core it’s the difference between believing anyone can succeed and believing outside factors are much more impactful than working hard. In America it is often times a conservative b liberal mindset.
tasuki 6y ago
> Get busy running is not a thing underprivileged kids can do. It's a thing privileged kids can afford not to do. Underprivileged kids absolutely have to get busy running to get anywhere.
- soared 6y ago
  You’re still missing the point. If I work $12/hr and that pays my rent, food, and not much more.. I literally can’t quit my job. I can’t go get an education because I can’t afford it. I can’t find a better job because everyone I’m surrounded by works near the minimum wage and I’m literally not aware of alternative options. Technically I could get a student loan from the gov, but I 100% do not know that option exists. “Get Busy” sounds good when there is opportunity to improve. My point is that many people who are in a situation where working harder does not result in success. They do not have the tools, knowledge, access, etc to turn hard work into success.