A Boring Dystopia

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Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class (people.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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yeap, uplifting. Again.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The dystopic part is that it's assumed an intelligent person is expected to achieve less due to their lineage.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

It's not just "assumed". There have been numerous studies that people with better social networks and resources around them are much more likely to succeed. It's not surprising at all

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

YAY, its the hot new thing called the caste system