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Money opens doors, but wealthy living also tends to teach bad habits that limit ambition and grit. Also, in that thread it was asserted that Steve Jobs did not
by m0llusk 5y ago
Money opens doors, but wealthy living also tends to teach bad habits that limit ambition and grit.
Also, in that thread it was asserted that Steve Jobs did not have rich parents, but they were reasonably well off and lived in a leafy and pleasant neighborhood with excellent schools.
- strikelaserclaw 5y agoI would describe Steve Jobs as coming from a middle class background, but this was in boom time America, where middle class meant a relatively privileged upbringing.
- sjg007 5y agoThe San Jose metro area has had the highest probability of economic mobility from being poor to being rich. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/the-place-where-the-poor-once-thrived/470667/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/the-pla...
- iso1631 5y ago> The location of the Los Altos home meant that Jobs would be able to attend nearby Homestead High School, which had strong ties to Silicon Valley > When he was 13 in 1968, Jobs was given a summer job by Bill Hewlett (of Hewlett-Packard) after Jobs cold-called him to ask for parts for an electronics project Well that's a benefit the vast majority don't get.