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Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste by maxxxxx on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @02:30PM (#19098862)
Good story. A lot of people in your position never meet the mentor that will turn their life around and their potential gets wasted.

I used to box in a gym where a lot of poor kids went and it was amazing how little they knew about the wider world. All they knew was crime, prison, poverty, anger, disappointment and violence. Although a lot of them were clearly very intelligent I doubt they will ever escape that cycle.

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Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste by itronitron on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:12PM (#19100002)
In the USA, the historic path for that demographic to gain a broader world view is joining the US military. Bonus points if you use it to pay for college.
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