> is the opportunity to take risks without feeling the true punishment of hard failure
Then it is not true a risk. I can see how this could lead to less effort.
Re:How Poverty Changes Kids’ Brains
by drumdance on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @12:06PM
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> Then it is not true a risk.
It doesn't feel like it when you're taking the risk. The older I get, the luckier I realize I am to have grown up in such a safe environment, to have gone to good public schools, and to live in such a developed society
Re:How Poverty Changes Kids’ Brains
by compactmani on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @11:29AM
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It's risk of a person's time, which is obviously a finite resource for each of us.
Those with less privilege typically need to spend that time addressing immediate financial imperatives rather than focusing on delayed financial or academic rewards.
Re:How Poverty Changes Kids’ Brains
by Infinitesimus on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @12:49PM
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Doesn't that still make it a lower risk since for the poorer person, there is less available time (assuming priority is giving to addressing the financial situation & providing basic needs) ?
It's hardly a new idea, but one of the greatest advantages of wealth is the opportunity to take risks without feeling the true punishment of hard failure (regardless of whether those are professional or personal).
High water makes navigating the boulders a lot easier, so even if we assume that rich kids are less prepared to face challenges in life - on balance - that simply doesn't matter as much.