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by kenjackson 687 days ago
But what were they doing when they failed school? I feel like there are the Bill Gates, skipping school kids. And the ones I went to school with who just smoked, drank and hung out at the park.

I suspect the outcomes were fairly different although might both fit under your same category.

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>Bill Gates, skipping school kids

Bill Gates could drop out of college and skip school because he had wealthy family that would have supported him if things went poorly. Poor people do not have that option, so when they skip school, they instead get labeled truants and harassed by the state.