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Empirical evidence is not required to prove what is common sense. Lets say I was born in Darfur. Bad luck, bad pedigree. Lets say I was born in Afghanistan. B
by readme 14y ago
Empirical evidence is not required to prove what is common sense.
Lets say I was born in Darfur. Bad luck, bad pedigree.
Lets say I was born in Afghanistan. Bad luck, bad pedigree.
... do I need to continue
BTW, pedigree is not the same as "breed" -- it is the totality of everything, including what family you come from, who your parents are, and all that. Society judges you heavily, just based on that, starting with your first day at school.
- yummyfajitas 14y agoWorldwide I agree with you - but empirical data is easy to come by (as your examples demonstrate). Inside the us I'm far less convinced.
- readme 14y agoInside the US there is a rough equality for opportunity to become "middle class" which is constantly shrinking. To become an elite upper class person, family helps a lot.