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I don’t know. For some reason when I think of social mobillity I think of Genghis Khan.
by keybored 9mo ago
I don’t know. For some reason when I think of social mobillity I think of Genghis Khan.
- margalabargala 9mo agoExactly. He's notable because he was so unusual. How many people in the US have been born into a lower to middle class family, and gone on to make more than $10 million in the last 30 years?
- ted_dunning 9mo agoWell, off hand, Bill Clinton, Obama and JD Vance all fit this rubric. There are likely to be many other examples. These are just well known ones.
- margalabargala 9mo agoYes, my point is there are tons of them. Not just White House residents, but tons of people who own random businesses all over the country.
- keybored 8mo agoFrom rags to the Lolita Express.
- keybored 9mo ago> Exactly. He's notable because he was so unusual. Now I have been taken to communicate that Genghis Khan with his KPI of human ears was an example of positive social mobility. This is peak move fast across the steppe and break things mindset.