The system is rigged and hard work is no predictor of success
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#3I thought it was well understood that the best predictor for success was the ZIP code you grew up in.
The examples of people rising above their economic class are touted loudly for sure, but still incredibly rare. A winning lottery ticket is a solid analogy. Yet, you’ll find an endless supply of arguments that grit and perseverance are all thats needed, but Id wager there are many more wallowing in failure who exercise those very traits every day.
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#4Immigrants prove that hard work really is still a predictor of success in the United States. However the system is definitely rigged.
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#5This feels like an ivory tower take. I worked at a job reentry program. The difference in outcomes between those working hard and those not looked pretty stark to me. Ignore the billionaires. Focus on what you can control.
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#6Although I agree with the premise, this article is just a book ad.
Re: The system is rigged and hard work is no predictor of success
#7I thought it was well understood that the best predictor for success was the ZIP code you grew up in. The examples of people rising above their economic class are touted loudly for sure, but still incredibly rare. A winning lottery ticket is a solid analogy. Yet, you’ll find an endless supply of arguments that grit and perseverance are all thats needed, but Id wager there are many more wallowing in failure who exerci…
A lot of the people who rise above their economic class lived in those zip codes. One way or another the family was able to get/live in a house they really couldnt afford and were far poorer than the others in that zip code but the children tended to do at least as well as their peers.
Re: The system is rigged and hard work is no predictor of success
#8This feels like an ivory tower take. I worked at a job reentry program. The difference in outcomes between those working hard and those not looked pretty stark to me. Ignore the billionaires. Focus on what you can control.
> Ignore the billionaires. Focus on what you can control.
This is a good point. If you think about it everyone is successful for a given low enough threshold for success.
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#9Immigrants prove that hard work really is still a predictor of success in the United States. However the system is definitely rigged.
What does you mean by this? Many of the immigrants I know work much harder than me and still struggle to find their footing.
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#10How about absolute lack of hard work? What does that predict?