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Re:More than half the Thiel Fellows plan on returning to school by mkal_tsr on Tuesday July 08, 2014 @10:29PM (#8007805)
"pluck disadvantaged youths from the ghetto, trailer park, or whatever" ... "see if they can become productive citizens"

Wow, just wow.

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Re:More than half the Thiel Fellows plan on returning to school by phea on Tuesday July 08, 2014 @10:41PM (#8007841)
Facts regarding social mobility in the US will back up my claim.
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Re:More than half the Thiel Fellows plan on returning to school by mkal_tsr on Tuesday July 08, 2014 @10:45PM (#8007850)
And condescending remarks from the tech sector will only perpetuate the stereotype that we're out of touch and condescending assholes to those that aren't "one of us"
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