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Re:How People Get Rich Now
on Monday April 12, 2021 @12:56PM (#26781828)
These late period Paul Graham essays are so wildly out of touch. It's like he hasn't had a conversation with a normal person in 15 years. He seems obsessed with pointing out that it's slightly easier to get rich now, while ignoring the fact that it's drastically easier to become poor.
I remember that gaming center! The Oxford Valley Mall has definitely lost some luster since the 90s, but yeah, these photos are painting a bleaker picture than reality.
I mean, half of Levittown, PA is part of the Pennsbury School District, home of "The Best Prom in America" (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/23/be...).