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Re:The Charisma Machine: The life, death, and legacy of One ... by mwcampbell on Monday January 17, 2022 @07:38PM (#29973442)
> disproportionate success among geeks to imply a program is "backfiring".

Perhaps the logic is that the bright, self-motivated kids already have an advantage, so helping them get even further ahead is a net negative.

Re:The Charisma Machine: The life, death, and legacy of One ... by sokoloff on Monday January 17, 2022 @09:44PM (#29974375)
If society moves ahead by 100 points and the bright, self-motivated capture 75 of those points, I think that society is still better off.