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Re:Is success tied to having rich parents? by DoreenMichele on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @11:18AM (#30348476)
Years ago, I saw a study that said that there is as much child neglect and drug abuse in rich neighborhoods as in ghettos. Good parents tend to be middle class because, yes, you need to be able to feed the kids adequately etc but you also need to actually spend time with the kids and care about them.

Money can't buy you love.

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Re:Is success tied to having rich parents? by jjj123 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:03PM (#30349186)
It can’t buy love, but it can buy food security, shelter, medical care, and decent schooling.

I’m not saying growing up rich is always easy, but the point is it’s _more likely_ to be easy than if you’re poor.

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Re:Is success tied to having rich parents? by DoreenMichele on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:45PM (#30349927)
Cher once said "I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better."

Certainly, all other things being equal, it's generally better to have more resources. But life isn't quite that simple and sometimes the price involved in successfully pursuing money involves a human cost.

If you can have lots of money and also have time for the children and also are a decent person, etc, cool. Some people pull that off.

And some people don't.

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