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b_b · 3685 days ago · link · · parent · post: Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong
This hits close to home a little bit. I did technically graduate high school, but barely. I had to schmooze my painting teacher to give me a D or else I was out. I come from a middle class white family, and guess what? I'm doing just fine (understatement, in fact). Surprise, right? I can't think how shitty my earnings would be right now, given my early life choices, were I poor or from a disadvantaged minority. Which ever of these dipshits claim that white males have it tough, because they got wait listed at Harvard in favor of "one of those people" hasn't ever critically examined their own circumstance. By all rights, I should be begging for money, not buying small art pieces as a hobby. At least I know I'm lucky. That counts, right?