Comment by breppp

Comment by breppp 3 days ago

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It's interesting how the American narrative changed from "hard work will make you succeed" to "only privilege will make you succeed".

I think the newer iteration is just setting the country for failure and is an excuse why being lazy is okay

gota 3 days ago

How is (the assumption one needs) trying multiple times "lazier" than once?

  • breppp 3 days ago

    The underlying subtext if I read it correctly is I had a lot of chances because I was lucky to be born into a specific background

    when you start subscribing to determinism (i was ordained by my parents to succeed), the logical next step is not to try hard