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Re:Bull Market Hits a Milestone: 3,453 Days – Most Americans... by Fomite on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @06:06PM (#17822666)
The assumption that what currently exists is a meritocracy is part of the problem.
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Re:Bull Market Hits a Milestone: 3,453 Days – Most Americans... by apersona on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @06:42PM (#17822906)
And moving further away from it is the solution?
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Re:Bull Market Hits a Milestone: 3,453 Days – Most Americans... by Fomite on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @06:49PM (#17822947)
It's not moving further away. It's increasing your catchment area. It's reaching down into the pool, to people who didn't go to the right school, or have the right connections, who still never the less show promise and aptitude and say "You. Come with me. We're going to do cool things."
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