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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Austen Allred‏ @Austen 23 Apr 2019
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      An underrated advantage of an Ivy League degree is never having imposter syndrome, even when you perhaps should

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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 23 Apr 2019
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      Oh boy would I take the other end of this bet. They’re practically factories for it.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 23 Apr 2019
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      The Ivies admit classes of high IQ, high conscientiousness people and then introduce them to Olympic swimmers and people who were bred from birth to rule, either entirely literally or in the more figurative American sense. They’re supervised by tournament winners.

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        2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 23 Apr 2019
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          Many of the students were a big deal in high school and then realize that being valedictorian and say 3rd in state for Illinois on Math Team makes you maybe 20th percentile in your class.

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        3. Kamil Choudhury‏ @kchoudhu 23 Apr 2019
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          Bottom decile resident here, this is all true. The additional thing that is highly highly highly understated: even the top decile can be counted upon to take the time to listen to fuckups like me. It’s not intelligence, it’s access.

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        1. Ashish Datta‏ @adatta02 23 Apr 2019
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          This is more accurate - imagine being "the best" in highschool, being upper middle class, and maybe having some luck with dating...and now your peers are Olympians, hedge fund scions, and published models

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        1. David Townsend‏ @eship_prof 23 Apr 2019
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          1/2: What a perfect description of the roots of imposter syndrome reflected in ivymania. In certain career paths, the ivy selection pool is probably optimized for identifying the “right students.”

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        1. David Townsend‏ @eship_prof 23 Apr 2019
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          2/2: However, watching my own kids and students — many w/ ASD—brilliant minds are ignored early on b/c of low conscientiousness. I make it my mission in highered to track these kids down and invest a ton of time in helping them realize their incredible superpowers.

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        1. In The Matrix‏ @inb_2 23 Apr 2019
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          "high conscientiousness people" Haha give me a fucking break.

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