Malcolm Gladwell versus Ayn Rand: Who is right?

Re:Malcolm Gladwell versus Ayn Rand: Who is right? by peregrine on Monday November 10, 2008 @04:38PM (#359765)

So according to Malcolm Gladwell I need to be Chinese to be good at math and because I was born in the later half of the year I am not good at sports therefore I am good at computers.

Man these guys have it all figured out. Bunch of shit both of them. Know why Bill Gates succeeded? Cause he worked hard. Know why Chinese kids do better in Math? Cause they usually start from nothing, parents come over here start a new life and tell them to work hard to make it. Cause of the Chinese tradition of strong family the kid listens.

People who start from the bottom work harder to get out, people who start at the top sit around and do nothing until they've been passed up.

These are of course generalizations of a majority of these social groups.

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Re:Malcolm Gladwell versus Ayn Rand: Who is right? by Tichy on Monday November 10, 2008 @04:49PM (#359782)

Yeah you've got it all figured out...</irony>

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Re:Malcolm Gladwell versus Ayn Rand: Who is right? by unalone on Monday November 10, 2008 @06:01PM (#359887)

Read the NYmag article. You'll find that Gladwell argues the exact same point that you just made. Except for the "people at the top" argument, because I know a lot of people from wealthy families who still work incredibly hard. I think there are lazy people in every class.

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