What frustrates the likes of @MorlockP & I in these discussions is how oblivious others are to the substantial foundation currently available to everyone today. Society DOES provide "miles ahead" starting point for anyone who wants it, but availability to all means few see it.
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The advantages people demand are right there for the taking, but because it's not delivered on a catered silver platter they think it's not good enough - if they see it at all.
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Free education? Internet in general, http://ocw.mit.edu in particular. Good job? http://LinkedIn.com etc. Cheap housing? http://Zillow.com , name your state & price. Cheap food? Shop careful, $1/meal. Any desired product? http://Amazon.com to your door.
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Cheap car? Get a used Nissan Leaf for $6000 on http://AutoTrader.com , turn it into an ad on wheels via http://Wrapify.com , get paid >$200/month, free in 30 months, power dirt cheap. I could keep going. Opportunity abounds. Quit bitching and get busy.
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OMG PEOPLE YOU'RE ALL BUT FORCE-FED OPPORTUNITY WHAT THE HELL MORE DO YOU WANT?!?
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My father once asked me "do you want to make money? or do you want to make software?" The point hit home hard. And I chose software (making a good buck at it as well).
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You'd at least have to start by controlling for survivorship bias, the composition fallacy, the strategic importance of avoiding humiliation and poverty signals, like say a car covered in ads.
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If you're not willing to drive a car with ads because "humiliation", then you're rank ordering prima donna hood over money. This thread started w you saying "you need rresources to make money". Now you're arguing that ads on a vehicle is a bridge too far. Curious.
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Humiliation as in being marked socially so that associating with you damages others' status. When I said "strategic," what I meant was strategic—the extent to which actually landing a good job can depend on not sending any weird or undesirable signals to eg a would-be employer.
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that is a good link. in particular, white seems feckless and obnoxious if and only if you assume she's lying—if you don't make that assumption, it sounds like she needs considerable help
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People who want to succeed do. People who care about work / life balance, "unreasonable" demands, "dignity", etc., don't. I'm ok with that.
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