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I agree with this, most of peoples problems comes from poor choices earlier in life. Like when I say that it isn't hard for poor people to get a good job as lon

I agree with this, most of peoples problems comes from poor choices earlier in life. Like when I say that it isn't hard for poor people to get a good job as long as they are smart people go "But what if you are poor, have 4 kids, no house and have to work two jobs, huh, what would you do?????". Well, every person starts out young with no debt and no kids and at least 12 years of free schooling. That takes you really far if you are in the top 1% of intelligence. If you are worse off than that then you spent your life making it worse instead of better.

watwut 6y ago
But, if you are from rich family you can get well paid job where you slack whole time. Cousin Johny or dad will get it for you. Or you parents will pay nanny. You never get into the two jobs situation. Or you just get house gifted from mom. All examples of normal family help if family can afford it. If you are a man, four kids affect you less in employment options too. It is that thing, even very bad choices have significantly less bad impact on you if you are rich. > That takes you really far if you are in the top 1% of intelligence. 99% of people are not in 1% of intelligence. Per definition and there is really nothing they can do to change it. You can't change own intelligence. (Pls biggest screw up I know had measured intelligence super high and that person is complete absolute fail cause intelligence is not that useful practically on itself)
- WalterBright 6y ago
  Intelligence is useless if you don't train it, use it, apply it towards something useful, etc. It's like Michael Phelps who was born with a talent for swimming. But that talent was worthless without putting in endless hours of directed training. Similarly, a no-talent swimmer can actually learn to swim rather well. And certainly being very successful in life does not require you to be the best swimmer in the world. Just an adequate swimmer will do just fine.
- WalterBright 6y ago
  > if you are from rich family Yes, rich people have it easier. There is no path for your life to be better by complaining that life is unfair. You could vaporize all the rich people, and it still wouldn't make your life any better (and would likely make it worse). The good news, however, is you don't have to be born rich to become rich in a free market country. Lots of people do it - 85% of American millionaires are self-made. There's even a book about it and how ordinary people become wealthy - "The Millionaire Next Door".

watwut 6y ago

But, if you are from rich family you can get well paid job where you slack whole time. Cousin Johny or dad will get it for you. Or you parents will pay nanny. You never get into the two jobs situation. Or you just get house gifted from mom. All examples of normal family help if family can afford it. If you are a man, four kids affect you less in employment options too. It is that thing, even very bad choices have significantly less bad impact on you if you are rich. > That takes you really far if you are in the top 1% of intelligence. 99% of people are not in 1% of intelligence. Per definition and there is really nothing they can do to change it. You can't change own intelligence. (Pls biggest screw up I know had measured intelligence super high and that person is complete absolute fail cause intelligence is not that useful practically on itself)

WalterBright 6y ago
Intelligence is useless if you don't train it, use it, apply it towards something useful, etc. It's like Michael Phelps who was born with a talent for swimming. But that talent was worthless without putting in endless hours of directed training. Similarly, a no-talent swimmer can actually learn to swim rather well. And certainly being very successful in life does not require you to be the best swimmer in the world. Just an adequate swimmer will do just fine.
WalterBright 6y ago
> if you are from rich family Yes, rich people have it easier. There is no path for your life to be better by complaining that life is unfair. You could vaporize all the rich people, and it still wouldn't make your life any better (and would likely make it worse). The good news, however, is you don't have to be born rich to become rich in a free market country. Lots of people do it - 85% of American millionaires are self-made. There's even a book about it and how ordinary people become wealthy - "The Millionaire Next Door".