accepting this arguendo we should still do it because ffs this is Americahttps://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1425445633087901697 …
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eigenrobot Retweeted Melancthon Smith
an important principle of a small-d democratic society is that you dont get treated differently because of who your daddy ishttps://twitter.com/melancthonian/status/1425508854427684864?s=19 …
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this is absolutely never going to be fully realized and heritability and etc etc etc. yes but explicitly and institutionally implementing contraventions of the the principle is abhorrent and frankly European
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Why do people care so much about these ivy league schools and how they admit people? It seems like it's only really beneficial to a few majors. Maybe it's just something I really do not care about since I seemed to have done well without it.
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Because they are the gatekeepers of future elite status.
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I think we are about to see a shift in that. I think the shift started maybe a decade ago, I think it's going to accelerate. It has nothing to do with people fighting against their admissions process. The elite class is shifting towards tech
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But that shows me why I don't care, because you can have a nice life without being in the "elite" class. It's something I've never cared about
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the entire notion of 'elite' is sort of contrived intellectuals haven't ever been high-status in America and they are always mad about it
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this guy was on to somethinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1HqWUMxbs …
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hoffers a real one. I say this without even watching the video
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