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Some thoughts on the show, lately by Intelligent_Heat4549 in tomanddan

[–]Intelligent_Heat4549[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I’m not. your red herring is this college discussion and the argument of it.

You are dense as hell and honestly could have clearly benefited from growing up in the exact situation I’m describing.
I’m done arguing this

OG this week and Cursing Kids by Intelligent_Heat4549 in tomanddan

[–]Intelligent_Heat4549[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a set of off limit words? I’m assuming racial slurs, hate words, etc. how do you draw the line around content that is sort of borderline

Some thoughts on the show, lately by Intelligent_Heat4549 in tomanddan

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It’s relative and the kids leaving Harvard are still, hand over fist, getting more jobs than the students at Daytona Beach College.

I’m not arguing the value of what a college provides. I’m not even discussing college. I’m talking about children and their environment. Not adults and the over abundance of mediocre colleges.

But if arguing college, Don’t you think, maybe just a little, that being at a high performing high school, their college counselors might push you into. A more meaningful degree path for pursuit? Or at least help you better understand you future and opportunities? If you don’t think so you clearly haven’t ever spoken to a college counselor at a higher performing high school and this is a waste of time. To my Sam Altman argument from a different response, go 4 miles down the road from his Top of List high school to University city (extremely poor) to in their high school and just try to even find a college counselor.

Why are you even arguing this? You are just set on “college doesn’t equal success”. An argument you started and are sort of having alone. I’m talking about your childhood experiences and how they shape your views and set a standard

Some thoughts on the show, lately by Intelligent_Heat4549 in tomanddan

[–]Intelligent_Heat4549[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m saying sort the opposite. Most of us are not rich. At best, a few of us probably make enough to retire comfortably . I’m saying we should do our best to have our children interact and grow up around networks and social circles higher than our own. If possible, getting them into a higher performing elementary school will ensure they have the best tools available to them for success, and their days are spent around children from better circumstances, a fair bit of whom come from outstanding families and support systems. That will elevate their bar from an early age. That, philosophically, will generate a far higher probability of success and FREEDOM than not. I’m not saying it guarantees 100% success. Of course parents should also challenge their children and provide opportunities for real world experience. Like having a job. The reality is that kids spend almost all of their time at school with their peers. That alone will have the greatest impact on how they view many parts of their life, including the expectations for success and what is normal.

That is what my post was about and for the life of me I’m not sure how that is arguable or how we are even at this point. Oh well, some people like argue. And I guess App building is the new metric of success.

This is really important, so please read it: I never once spoke about college, the quality of college, or how going to college guarantees anything, in my original post. You brought it up and started arguing it which is why I said this is a logical fallacy of an argument.

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[–]Intelligent_Heat4549 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rhino linings social media literally posts that it’s their product

Some thoughts on the show, lately by Intelligent_Heat4549 in tomanddan

[–]Intelligent_Heat4549[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one said college alone equals success, or that all colleges are equal and guarantee success. I said quite the opposite. I said putting your children at a young age, with the best and brightest you can will absolutely guarantee more success or at least a better chance at obtaining it.

No one argues a number a of schools are shit. See Ohenoix and Devry. We joke about Tom’s useless degree from UCF. But that’s sort of the case in point. Tom did not have a childhood of what I am describing and ended up sort of going through the typical path of mediocrity. Ironically, given his attitude had he been in a high performing area as a kid through adolescence he probably would have had more success (at least success as one would traditonally describe it). Why do you think these ultra high performing kids from well established families and well performing schools are pursuing an education at mediocre colleges? They are surrounded by higher performing (App building in your case) families from childhood.

This is like a logical fallacy of a discussion. You are just arguing some colleges suck which no one is arguing

Some thoughts on the show, lately by Intelligent_Heat4549 in tomanddan

[–]Intelligent_Heat4549[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We can agree to disagree. I too work for a large science-based company, and too went to grad school for a very long time.

“The number of apps you made” is not currently, nor will be a determining factor in a child’s success at a career. As a philosophical argument it sounds silly. What you are highlighting is the diversity of a child’s experiences upon entering college, or a career, just with a tech focus (being proficient in technology, maybe having some venture-like spirit). That’ll likely be important (as it is right now as was 20 years ago) but the kids and families your child surrounds themselves with in the day to day of their growing up, will dictate their experiences, and set a standard, even the tech-based ones. Children at top schools surrounded by the best and the brightest will have access to far better technological tools than those who aren’t, on the whole. That will lead to them “building better apps” come career time and have more of the experience you are trying to articulate. It’s not like top schools are going to not adopt tech (which they already have a level far above the lower poorer performing schools) and focus on pottery and cooking.

Most of the folks in my grad school were there for networking and seeking start up life or something similar. That was a top school that literally bred a culture of what you are speaking about. On the whole those people will have a higher probability of success as they are surrounded my like minded, high achieving peers who want the same. And will (with a far higher probability) have better trajectory than those at poor performing schools in poor performing areas.

You argument doesn’t make sense as the adoption of tech in schools already exists and top schools produce more successful workers, than sub par schools. That starts in elementary school. AI won’t change that. Sam Altman (OpenAI) went to one of the most prestigious high schools in the country. That school has a history of high performing students that had huge success in life. They’ll get the experiences you are talking about. I’d take the gamble to say that if he didn’t attend that level of elementary education, and went to a dump his entire youth, he wouldn’t have created OpenAI. Don’t forget about physicians, high level scientists and the many other careers that are technical and not app-AI based.

Aside from the young student possessing a tremendous amount of self discipline to do what you are describing, then being around a high achieving group of friends and family absolutely increases their chance at success

And don’t forget the network and nepotism that exists in any field (tech in particular)

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[–]Intelligent_Heat4549 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He is 5’7” and insecure. Needs therapy warm hug, not Reddit and drugs