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by slowdog 2332 days ago
Great article, covering something we should probably keep in mind.

Higher education is often a needless gatekeeper for keeping those with generational wealth wealthy

Often a subtext that I feel is missing here is that in the end people aren't that different on average, and our parent's wealth matter more

Today, zip code is a pretty accurate predictor of success, there's so much embedded in a zip code such as wealth, industry, and safety that affects kid's outcomes.[0]

[0] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/too-often-student-success_b_1...