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4) I personally think every school should get EQUAL, SAME amount in funding to be fair.

The way the education system in America is set up is like if there was an Apple pie and some kid gets a much bigger portion of pie just based on how/where/who they are born to, not something the kid can control.

In my view, if kids attend a party, they should be all getting the SAME size slice of Apple pies.

If you’re American, you obvi know the 🍏🥧 is considered to be a very American thing?

Anyway, every single person in 🌎🌍🌏 has a dream. But some people are much more likely to achieve them and ditto wealth, simply based on factors that they cannot control like socioeconomic background they were born into, race/ethnicity/heritage, etc.

People aren’t born equal but some people have much more things stacked AGAINST them (Poor, POCs, not male) and the playing field is not fair nor level.

I’m about levelling the field more, so it’s more fair. ETHICAL capitalism.

Also, there is fallacy in “meritocracy” cuz again, it goes back to the level of access and opportunities available.

Look at SAT/ACT scores and its correlation to WHO get high scores — those who had access to SAT prep courses, higher income family kids,

etc., whatnot.

Anyway, enough wasting my valuable time writing response. Hope you have a nice Friday!

Sedj 2y ago

Thanks for your response. I have read it fully, and you bring up plenty of good points.

I certainly don't hold up the American experiment as an example of how things should work. I do find it interesting that your best example is Scandinavian countries - I've thought that way at times myself, but not so much anymore.

I think my best example of how things should work are various North American native communities, in Alaska and northern Canada, especially those that are largely insulated from their governments by geography.

But that is me. I think that overall, government funded social services will always fail those they purport to serve, in the end. True community efforts will have much better success. This includes public education and health care.

I don't fall into the trap of assuming racial characteristics when it comes to any socioeconomic strata. Not sure if you picked that up from something I said, but if so, I didn't intend it.

I think the talent thing is interesting. Really, I don't look much at talent. I don't necessarily care if little Timmy is a cello maestro - because having talent doesn't necessarily mean finding success. I believe success (especially personal success) comes from work - which you could take to mean actually applying those talents.

And here is where I believe that regardless of the opportunities and access, those that work, apply themselves, teach themselves, promote themselves, and deliver something back to society - those people will always succeed. They will overcome the obstacles, find opportunities and maximize them, make their own luck. That ambition is the "talent" that matters, and it can't be suppressed easily.

What does try to suppress that ambition? Governments. Religions. Communities. Parents. Peers. Anyone that would rather see others follow and serve. Most don't even realize they are doing it. I'm sure I've done it.

Encouraging ambition, rewarding work - those are the things that will move us forward as a species.

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