Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country
by rpmisms on Sunday December 12, 2021 @10:04PM
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Again, I did not go to college. That's not a necessary step for working in tech.
Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country
by jollybean on Monday December 13, 2021 @11:24AM
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Again, your personal anecdote is not important, because it's not representative of the normal story in the US. Your story is exceptional.
The number of people who 'don't go to college and end up in in highly paid tech jobs' in the US is very, very small.
"it just has to be a known opportunity" - and this is the rub.
I think that this is far, far more than simply 'informing them they can go to college'. It's an entire life outlook, set of conscientious behaviours, that's almost impossible to contemplate if you're completely outside of positive conditions.
It is true that almost anyone can go to almost any public school, get into a hald-decent Uni and study STEM, and 'have a decent job'. But getting people into that modality is much more easier said than done, it's probably the 'hard part' actually.