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But it doesn't, though. If 9/10 of every fry cooks ended up owning a restaurant, you'd be correct in your claim about upward mobility. But what you're claimin
by scarecrowbob 5y ago
But it doesn't, though.
If 9/10 of every fry cooks ended up owning a restaurant, you'd be correct in your claim about upward mobility.
But what you're claiming is that 9/10 owners started out as fry cooks.
Those are wildly different claims.
It could be the case that only 0.002 of frycooks end up owning a restaurant and there is only an infinitesimal amount of mobility, and your claim could still be totally true.
- californical 5y agoIt means that upward mobility is possible for those who are the best (generally, obviously it’s not always purely skill). Not everyone can be hugely successful in any given field. And you’re arguing a silly point. Do 80% of accountants become CFOs? Upwards mobility doesn’t mean that everyone rises up — it means that those who are highly skilled do though.
- scarecrowbob 5y agoI appreciate the feedback, even if I don't agree.
- fragmede 5y agoThat's assuming that people are promoted based on merit, and not something else, like the Peter Principle, or being a tall man who socializes well (aka drinks alcohol and does drugs with his boss). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle