Comment Comment by TheOtherHobbes It's almost entirely based on your skills, the decisions you make, and your privileged background.You're just not going to get past the first few rounds of the entrepreneur game if you're not a certain kind of person.The US has terrible social mobility. Objectively, by any measure. This isn't up for debate.Guess which state is #1 for social mobility?Wrong. It's Utah, which is a low bar because it's 28th by GDP.How about CA? 38th for mobility. TX? 45th.It's a mythology of meritocracy excusing inherited privilege.https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/social-mobility-in-the-5... parent TheOtherHobbes 1 year ago
You're just not going to get past the first few rounds of the entrepreneur game if you're not a certain kind of person.
The US has terrible social mobility. Objectively, by any measure. This isn't up for debate.
Guess which state is #1 for social mobility?
Wrong. It's Utah, which is a low bar because it's 28th by GDP.
How about CA? 38th for mobility. TX? 45th.
It's a mythology of meritocracy excusing inherited privilege.
https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/social-mobility-in-the-5...