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One of the best predictors for financial success is your ZIP code. https://www.opportunityatlas.org/ https://www.opportunityatlas.org/
by moshun 4y ago
One of the best predictors for financial success is your ZIP code.
https://www.opportunityatlas.org/ https://www.opportunityatlas.org/
- overthrow 4y agoGood thing your ZIP code is not some innate genetic quality then. It's luck where you're born, but not where you move.
- darkwater 4y agoIf you can afford it, and you are welcomed by the indigenous of that ZIP
- gruez 4y agoWhile I have no doubt that your zip code is a good predictor of financial success, the link you provided doesn't really support the claim that it's "one of the best". As so far as I can tell, it doesn't even bother try quantifying the predictive effect, let alone comparing it to other factors. It's just a map of income by zip code.
- caddemon 4y agoIt also wouldn't say anything definitive about luck vs skill anyway. If smart people become richer they will be able to live in nicer neighborhoods. When smart people have kids they are more likely to be smart. Which by assumption means they are more likely to turn out rich themselves. So childhood zip code certainly could correlate with future earned wealth even in a perfect meritocracy. Obviously this is not the case in reality, factors like access to education play a big role. But disentangling everything is complicated, and I think a lot of people instead just work backwards from the parts they want to be true.
- mjfl 4y ago"no wonder you're a billionaire, kids who grew up in your zip code have a median income of $40k" What a dumb argument.
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