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by oofnik 1098 days ago
I think the author tried to pack a little too much into this article, but it's an interesting topic and his observations ring true.

As far as I'm concerned, anyone who successfully climbed the social hierarchy from dysfunctional foster childhood to Ivy league deserves every ounce prestige he earned.

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> I think the author tried to pack a little too much into this article...

That's a problem with blog posts. A dated, but amusing book length expansion on this topic is "Class", by Paul Fussell.