Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’?
by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:52PM
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"Equalizer" was probably the wrong word. It's probably more like, you start somewhere, and do-ing is one of the biggest components in the delta between where you start and where you end. That doesn't mean that in one generation you overcome someone else's head start. But it's still a good, beneficial thing to strive after.
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Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’?
by asoneth on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @03:26PM
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I would agree that do-ing is a major component of the delta, along with ability and a fair bit of luck. I guess my mental model would be that someone's socioeconomic status often comes down to:
starting point + (hard work * ability * luck)
(where any one of those may be positive or negative)