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Oh, he's talking about himself and his friends too, make no mistake. In nurture-vs-nature, those who struggle to achieve something understand how large a role
by david927 5y ago
Oh, he's talking about himself and his friends too, make no mistake. In nurture-vs-nature, those who struggle to achieve something understand how large a role nurture plays, and those who win the "circumstance lottery" tend to insist that it was bestowed on them directly from God.
It's like talking about how there are "just a certain number of super-elite" players of pickle ball. It's conflating datasets of those who have been given access to the entire spectrum of attributes necessary to know and be good at pickle ball, with the vast seas of those who haven't. How can you say it's rare based on such a small data sample? If you were a pickle ball champion, would you really brag about how, "Let's face it, there are only a couple of us; we're just that good."
- jdminhbg 5y agoThis seems like it's going beyond a simple uncharitable reading and straight into psychoanalysis-from-a-distance.
- david927 5y agoCould it be that he phrased it poorly? Of course. But if you're unfamiliar with the hubris and elitism that runs wildly unfettered in the Bay Area -- well, lucky you.
- nickpp 5y ago> he's talking about himself and his friends too No he’s not. He’s talking about scientists. You are putting words in his mouth.