| Chrkeller said: Honestly I just completely disagree. I'm paying for kids college. I put them in private school. I hired them tutors. I ensured they had extra curriculum for their applications. Parents should be encouraged to give their children advantages, not be lazy and expert somebody else to fix it. |
This is very ironic.
You're arguing that you can give your child advantages. Even if we take your worldview, that every parent can do these things - that's obviously not fair for the children, if their parents "decide" not to.
If you really believed that hard work is the only thing that is needed, you shouldn't have to support your kids. They should be able to succeed no matter where they start, because you teach them how to work hard.
I think you understand that the world is unfair, but you're okay with it because you have been able to get ahead of most people.
The other thing that I fundamentally disagree with, is the idea that resolving this requires "flattening the playing field". The point should be finding the people that are able to do excellent things, and give them the tools to do what they want. The goal isn't to get more genius level fry cooks or something like that.
Give people better food so that they can develop better/smarter.
Give people better education so that they can make smarter choices.
Last edited by the-pi-guy - on 04 September 2025
