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Private schools can afford to tailor education for their students and train them for Ivy League access. The poor will suffer most from this, as is often the cas

Private schools can afford to tailor education for their students and train them for Ivy League access. The poor will suffer most from this, as is often the case. Lower income individuals will occupy their kids with tech, while the rich can afford private lessons (like Zuckerberg received). America is the land of opportunity, but this is bound to get worse with the current administration (they had Betsy Devos last time!)

cdme 2y ago
America left the whole land of opportunity thing behind a while ago. It's more the land of struggle to get by and hope the rich don't trample you now. Upward mobility is sold but rarely achievable.
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  That depends entirely on your own perspective, namely if you're ambitious or wallowing in despair. America is a free country, the country and indeed the world is what you make of it. Nobody ever said living free was easy.
  - trod1234 2y ago
    Immaterial. There are a great number of studies completing that show that opportunities for upward mobility simply are no longer there for the vast majority. David Willets summarized and touched on studies done by the Resolution Foundation, and wrote a book on the subject matter extensively, "The Pinch, How the Baby Boomers Stole their children's future". There's a big difference between living hand to mouth as an individual wage slave, and making enough to be able to support having children, let alone the gross excess of the Zuckerbergs or globalists of the world.
    - Dalewyn 2y ago
      You're only strengthening my argument. An ambitious man isn't going to care what some "studies" say about how bad and sad and evil the world is. He's just going to do what needs doing and enjoy the fruits of his labors. You're never going to succeed if you let others' negativity beat you into submission. You're literally in the company of people who create and invest in startups. Who cares what bad things others are saying, it's your life.
      - trod1234 2y ago
        There's something to be said about not being blind to the reality of things.
  - cdme 2y ago
    I dunno, a disparity in wealth exceeding that of the gilded age does seem like a significant issue.

cdme 2y ago

America left the whole land of opportunity thing behind a while ago. It's more the land of struggle to get by and hope the rich don't trample you now. Upward mobility is sold but rarely achievable.

Dalewyn 2y ago
That depends entirely on your own perspective, namely if you're ambitious or wallowing in despair. America is a free country, the country and indeed the world is what you make of it. Nobody ever said living free was easy.
- trod1234 2y ago
  Immaterial. There are a great number of studies completing that show that opportunities for upward mobility simply are no longer there for the vast majority. David Willets summarized and touched on studies done by the Resolution Foundation, and wrote a book on the subject matter extensively, "The Pinch, How the Baby Boomers Stole their children's future". There's a big difference between living hand to mouth as an individual wage slave, and making enough to be able to support having children, let alone the gross excess of the Zuckerbergs or globalists of the world.
  - Dalewyn 2y ago
    You're only strengthening my argument. An ambitious man isn't going to care what some "studies" say about how bad and sad and evil the world is. He's just going to do what needs doing and enjoy the fruits of his labors. You're never going to succeed if you let others' negativity beat you into submission. You're literally in the company of people who create and invest in startups. Who cares what bad things others are saying, it's your life.
    - trod1234 2y ago
      There's something to be said about not being blind to the reality of things.
- cdme 2y ago
  I dunno, a disparity in wealth exceeding that of the gilded age does seem like a significant issue.