Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class - eviltoast

yeap, uplifting. Again.

  • Crewman@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

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

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      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