matrix2002

She is complaining about how her "true" life doesn't reflect the facts that Google says about her. This was a problem before the internet, before computers, before TV even.

We have all been subjected to our public persona in high school or in our home town. It is not accurate. Sometimes, it is the complete opposite of the truth.

So, I don't know why this author thinks it should be different with Google. Google gets a lot of things right, it gets a lot of things wrong as well. I don't worry about what a search engine says about me.

I know what I am. I am not what Google says and I am not what my high school yearbook says either.

This is exactly right. The US system has it's flaws, but other systems are just as bad or worse.

The problem is the divide between rich, middle class and poor. Poor kids just don't score nearly as high on tests than middle class and wealthy kids.

Of course, I don't have the stats or evidence, but I suspect if you took out our (USA) bottom 20% and the other countries bottom 20%, you would see a much more even comparison.

Just a theory.

I agree. This blog post is a typical young adult way of looking at the world. Always chasing the new best way to live. Whether that is the best city, the best neighborhood, best car, best phone, best career, best company.

This does not lead to happiness. Happiness is internal.

If you become happy first from examining yourself internally, then you will naturally make decisions that will lead you to your goals.

For example, if by looking inward and realizing that your goal for the next few years is to become a successful musician, you will probably gravitate to one of the major musical cities, LA, New York or Nashville.

However, if you realize that being a family man and creating a healthy family is your real goal, then having a decent job in a nice suburb is probably where you will end up.