Why do adults lie to kids about what life is really like? We are taught bullshit like "just be yourself, people will like you for who you are" well thats a bunch of crap because if that was true then nobody would get bullied. Another one I find funny is "if you work hard and try your best you will succeed" well thats a load of horseshit because they are far more people who tried their hardest and fell flat on their ass then became successes, I mean what is the ratio for every Bill Gates how many others totally and completely failed?
Whats this crap about college being important? I have a Master's degree and I havent used one damn thing I learned and passed tests on to make my life better OR to get a good job.
Is it normal to think nice guys (and nice people in general) really do finish last?
Whats this crap about college being important? I have a Master's degree and I havent used one damn thing I learned and passed tests on to make my life better OR to get a good job.
Is it normal to think nice guys (and nice people in general) really do finish last?
You will get bullied if you are true to yourself, that's something parents should prepare their children for. But still, I think it's good to encourage that because you'll be happier in the long run if you didn't compromise, and once you're older you will be more respected for being yourself. I'm only 22 and already finding this to be true.
The last part though... even if everyone worked their hardest, someone's still gotta flip the burgers. That's not going to change.
I don't think those are bad things to tell children, but I do think they should be explained more or worded differently. For example, I want to encourage my child to be herself but I'd also like to let her know people don't always accept others for who they are. And I believe hard work is rewarding whether you succeed or not; at least you can say you tried everything you could and hence have rights to complain.
Idealism isn't necessarily shit. They are good values, it just so happens that not everyone has good values. If everyone listened to that "shit" then the world would be a far better place.
The author then described Carnegie, Rockefeller etc. and showed how their exact generation (of low population) was virtually set-up to have them succeed. Luck played no part. The author then describes ad agencies, takeover companies run by Jews born in a a specific year range and how these previously-shunned Jews became the experts in that field, etc., artistic talent among successful musicians and minimum critical hours of practicing to get there; the month in which a baseball player is born having the decisive effect with almost no players born in the later months of a school year so their muscles wouldn't be as mature during team playing as those born earlier in the year (same for racehorses, those born earlier in the year are older and run better than those born on December 31st which become 1 year old on January 1st.) And finally the author explains why Chinese are natural at math because their numbering system lets them add in their head without the irritating features of "one ten, eleven one hundred"type systems, or worse: the 4-20 system in France (that means 80 btw).
Go read it I dare you.
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn’t even matter...
A far more highly correlated indication that a person will make a good employee (rather than having a college degree) is...are you ready? ...IQ. But this would make paupers out of useless school administrators who are basically glorified leeches.
Nah, wouldnt work.
The world is hard, but a 5 year old has no way to comprehend the reality of a 50 year old. Parents do their best to explain, but they may not understand it either.