Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underprivileged talent
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#2"I couldn't mess up even once". Except he did. And yet it worked out. So clearly the headline is an exaggeration.
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#3I wish I could remember where I read this, but I once heard it explained to me as this:
It's easy to deride the journey of the rich college student: 80-hour internships at Goldman Sachs, unpaid positions in government, etc. But, the things that are done by successful people are hard, as hard as walking a tightrope. The difference is that rich students walk this tightrope over a bed of pillows. Poor students walk it over an open pit of spikes.
Obviously falling off onto a cushion is easier. What's less obvious is how nerve-wracking it is to know that there are real consequences. Danger creates stress, and stress ruins results. Paradoxically, if you know you have more than one shot, you're more likely to succeed on your first try.
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#4"I couldn't mess up even once". Except he did. And yet it worked out. So clearly the headline is an exaggeration.
Was the most notable part of the article to you the headline writer's word choice?
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#5Edit: you can disregard this comment now as the article and title are updated to the (much better) originals.
It's a good story, but the title is fairly misleading. It sounds like he did "mess up" a few times. But ultimately he persevered thanks to a tenacious teacher. It seems the real message is to keep pushing forward, even if you stumble.
Clicking through to the original Medium article suggests that Vox is responsible for the title since the original is much better.
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#6"I couldn't mess up even once". Except he did. And yet it worked out. So clearly the headline is an exaggeration.
Was the most notable part of the article to you the headline writer's word choice?
well, it is the headline .. the premise of the story and the headline should not contradict each other
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#7Edit: you can disregard this comment now as the article and title are updated to the (much better) originals. It's a good story, but the title is fairly misleading. It sounds like he did "mess up" a few times. But ultimately he persevered thanks to a tenacious teacher. It seems the real message is to keep pushing forward, even if you stumble. Clicking through to the original Medium article suggests that Vox is respon…
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#8"I couldn't mess up even once". Except he did. And yet it worked out. So clearly the headline is an exaggeration.
I think it is the feeling that you can't mess up that this references and which persists.
My past was a single mother, deadbeat dad, welfare and food banks.
Now I have a comfortable six-figure income and have been employed for over two decades.
I still feel like I'm one bad break away from being on the streets.
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#9Edit: you can disregard this comment now as the article and title are updated to the (much better) originals. It's a good story, but the title is fairly misleading. It sounds like he did "mess up" a few times. But ultimately he persevered thanks to a tenacious teacher. It seems the real message is to keep pushing forward, even if you stumble. Clicking through to the original Medium article suggests that Vox is respon…
Thanks. The original title by the author:
"Lost Diamonds -- How a financial aid form almost convinced me I wasn’t good enough and how our current system is failing underprivileged talent"
I find the other currently front page topic somewhat related:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12603748
"How Anxiety Warps Your Perception"
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#10"I couldn't mess up even once". Except he did. And yet it worked out. So clearly the headline is an exaggeration.
Was the most notable part of the article to you the headline writer's word choice?
Generally speaking you state a thesis then give supporting evidence. Making a strong statement and then immediately disproving it stands out.
Click bait gonna click bait I suppose.