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There is nothing wrong with parents using their influence to help their child. And there is nothing wrong with people pointing it out.
If the child doesn’t want those easy comparisons they could have done something different than their parents. That’s what most children do who have to brave their own way.
I admire the Hollywood nepo babies who changed their last names to distinguish themselves as an individual rather than linked to their famous parents.
This Quaid kid obviously did not change his last name.
That only distinguishes them in the public sphere. The people who would help them based on their parentage still know who they are. Imo it's more about PR than actually shedding their leg up
I'm gonna disagree with you on that one, Hoss. It's definitely a problem.
Any system one imagines that necessitates that parents won't do whatever they can to give their kids the best shot, is a fundamentally flawed system.
Fuck that nonsense. This is the same mindset as every poor person who thinks of themselves as a "temporarily embarrassed millionaire." You say it with the assumption that you're somewhere in that equation and don't give a shit about any kind of equality. That's selfish as shit. You phrase it like they should be stopped from helping to make sure their kids are still fed while off at college or some shit, but we're talking about millionaires helping their millionaire children also maintain their millionaire lifestyle by leveraging their brand to possibly get a role someone without famous parents could use to fucking survive. I don't care how able he is to do a good job, it's bullshit to pretend he actually deserves it because his parents really feel like he should.
I think you responded to the wrong post.
I did not! I definitely intended to respond to you implying there's nothing wrong with parents using their influence to help their child.
As in, they didn't write the original comment you responded to.
Ah, I understand the confusion. I didn't write that, or imply that.
Isn't Harvard being investigated for this very thing?
Yeah.
I'm not vying for a pure meritocracy, but the system we currently have to work and live in, as established, expects merit to be the thing that enables success and advancement in living conditions. As long as that's the system were in, those that already exist with a certain level of privilege of already achieving acceptable, if not ample living conditions, shouldn't be given an additional lead on those that don't. This guy was never going to be poor or struggling to eat because he couldn't find a job.
When speaking about privilege, I like to use the race analogy. Some people are given bikes while some are given cars, and others even just have to walk. This guy was born with a sports car already, then his parents started him a mile ahead from the starting line.