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> ...for those kids it can be a living hell... I think you need to check your privilege here. You grew up in a household with successful parents that wanted th

by tansey 13y ago

> ...for those kids it can be a living hell... I think you need to check your privilege here. You grew up in a household with successful parents that wanted their children to succeed. If you didn't get into Berkeley, you'd have your parents be disappointed in you. The main economic driver in your area wasn't something you were interested in, so you'd likely have to move when you grew up. I would go so far as to say that most people in the US (not even the rest of the world) have childhoods that better resemble a living hell. I suppose most tragedy is relative, and I'm not trying to delve into Candide-style one-upping. I'm just saying that maybe it's not Silicon Valley that sucks, maybe it's just growing up.

pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
You don't understand the most vicious verbal/physical abuse that can be thrown at you, to literally make you feel like you are the worst scum on the earth because you got a B in AP Calculus. And subsequently the sneering and pompous attitudes your peers give you. I know this sounds like some sort of exception, but it happens all the time. I literally remember being in the car with one of my friends and his dad, my friend said he got into UC Davis and is planning on going there. The dad said UC Davis is for failures. I'm not saying that the Silicon Valley is the worst place in the world. For some people it may be a great place to grow up. But there seems to be a disproportionate amount of people who think that the Valley is some sort of godsend place to raise kids, when it isn't at all. It is a very real problem that is underlooked BY A LARGE MARGIN, which is why I felt the need to bring it up and possibly save some people. Life is not be about being successful and rich. And you are not a failure if you get bad grades.
- eclipxe 13y ago
  Let me guess - was this dad Asian by any chance?
  - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
    How could you tell? :P
- sizzle 13y ago
  people in India kill themselves if they don't make it into the top colleges for a chance to come to America
  - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
    The difference is that people strive to live in the Silicon Valley and think it's one of the greatest place to live. Also, we have suicides too: http://abcnews.go.com/US/palo-alto-struggles-rash-teen-train-suicides/story?id=8881813 http://abcnews.go.com/US/palo-alto-struggles-rash-teen-train...

by tansey 13y ago

pikachu_is_cool 13y ago

You don't understand the most vicious verbal/physical abuse that can be thrown at you, to literally make you feel like you are the worst scum on the earth because you got a B in AP Calculus. And subsequently the sneering and pompous attitudes your peers give you. I know this sounds like some sort of exception, but it happens all the time. I literally remember being in the car with one of my friends and his dad, my friend said he got into UC Davis and is planning on going there. The dad said UC Davis is for failures. I'm not saying that the Silicon Valley is the worst place in the world. For some people it may be a great place to grow up. But there seems to be a disproportionate amount of people who think that the Valley is some sort of godsend place to raise kids, when it isn't at all. It is a very real problem that is underlooked BY A LARGE MARGIN, which is why I felt the need to bring it up and possibly save some people. Life is not be about being successful and rich. And you are not a failure if you get bad grades.

eclipxe 13y ago
Let me guess - was this dad Asian by any chance?
- pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
  How could you tell? :P
sizzle 13y ago
people in India kill themselves if they don't make it into the top colleges for a chance to come to America
- pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
  The difference is that people strive to live in the Silicon Valley and think it's one of the greatest place to live. Also, we have suicides too: http://abcnews.go.com/US/palo-alto-struggles-rash-teen-train-suicides/story?id=8881813 http://abcnews.go.com/US/palo-alto-struggles-rash-teen-train...