The debt thing is a good point, interest will keep you struggling. He was starting at zero as a homeles person, which is probably an advantage compared to many.
I believe it is better to start from the truth of where we are than to believe in some comfortable myth about opportunity. People who do that get hurt, and then they end up someone else’s problem. Being clear eyed about the problem is the first step in realizing a solution. If the system doesn’t change, 3/4 or better of the population is just a write off. They will not succeed. That’s the world we have built. Can we do better than that? Probably. If we sit down and discuss it like adults instead of throwing temper tantrums every time dogma gets challenged. That doesn’t sound like it’s going to happen any time soon though.
The debt thing is a good point, interest will keep you struggling. He was starting at zero as a homeles person, which is probably an advantage compared to many.
Also, the last part is quite the pep talk ;)
I believe it is better to start from the truth of where we are than to believe in some comfortable myth about opportunity. People who do that get hurt, and then they end up someone else’s problem. Being clear eyed about the problem is the first step in realizing a solution. If the system doesn’t change, 3/4 or better of the population is just a write off. They will not succeed. That’s the world we have built. Can we do better than that? Probably. If we sit down and discuss it like adults instead of throwing temper tantrums every time dogma gets challenged. That doesn’t sound like it’s going to happen any time soon though.