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[–]Hunt-fish-eatFederalist 1 ポイント2 ポイント

You really think that is true? Explain why so many major tech CEO's are college dropouts. Or Oprah Winfrey and President Obama. Both are members of a historically disenfranchised group yet President Obama is now a multi-millionaire and Oprah is a billionaire and one of the most powerful people (much less women) in the highly cutthroat entertainment industry.

[–]guy1314 2 ポイント3 ポイント

I believe those are the exceptions. The tens of millions that remain in the same socioeconomic situation they were born into would be more of the rule.

[–]xray3030 5 ポイント6 ポイント

Obama and Oprah are exceptions. Tech CEOs like Bill Gates were from upper middle class families, had early access to computers by coincidence and proximity, and were able to drop out of college because they had adequate financial backing.

They didn't succeed because of their background, but it made it a lot easier. They were in the right time (grew up in the 60's), place (Southern California, where universities had computers and gave high school kids access), and were able to drop out of college to start their companies without worrying about being on the street if it failed.

[–]legalizehazing -2 ポイント-1 ポイント

Look up the story of the first Vanderbilt

[–]sirhansirhan69 0 ポイント1 ポイント

That is such a dumb argument. For every Obama or Oprah there is a million who didn't do that. If you really think that is a good argument then you need to open your eyes to the real world because a majority of the world doesn't rise out of the class they were born into especially the poor. Your logic is so flawed it doesn't count as logic. Its as if you just saw an example of someone becoming successful and put 2 and 2 together in your little brain and made the assumption that that is possible for every one. Oprah and Obama had better opportunities than most of the world and they were still low on the socioeconomic ladder. Go to an Indian or an Ethiopian or a Bolivian slum and tell me how easy it is to leave that. You're an idiot. Simple as that