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Nonsense. You can't rationally compare the life chances of someone whose parents are billionaires - with access to that network, and the best schooling, and di
by TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
Nonsense.
You can't rationally compare the life chances of someone whose parents are billionaires - with access to that network, and the best schooling, and discussions about investing over dinner - with someone born in a shack without a book in the house.
An incredibly tiny number of people will be able to do well from a near-zero start. And most will do it by being aggressively self-serving narcissists.
Everyone else is going to have a much tougher time.
- WalterBright 6y agoMigrants who walk a thousand miles to get into the US come with nothing, yet they on average do rather well here. > without a book in the house Everybody has a supercomputer in their pocket with access to millions of free books.
- lordnacho 6y ago> Everybody has a supercomputer in their pocket with access to millions of free books. And which ones should you read?
- throwawaysea 6y agoThat’s for the person to figure out. If they’re hard working, they’ll sacrifice [some leisure activity] to research which books to read.
- lordnacho 6y agoA reasonable attitude, but one that you would only arrive at if you were fortunate enough to pick the right books to begin with. Or the right teachers.
- WalterBright 6y ago"Siri, which free books should I read?"