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by flat-pluto 1210 days ago
> While working-class immigrant Asian parents are forcing their kids to take test prep and piano lessons thinking that it’ll help their kids get into a better college, the wealthy Asian elite have already cracked the code. Elites like Ahmed know that signaling that one has the “correct” beliefs is what is needed to gain entry to America’s most prestigious colleges.

Groupthink, herd mentality, conformity > Meritocracy

This should be a fun couple of years, sigh!

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> Ahmed know that signaling that one has the “correct” beliefs is what is needed

How is this any different to the previous several millenia?