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Posted by sans on 2021-January-11 03:52:20 EST, Monday

In reply to Political discuss... Polit...oh, god, I'm gonna... posted by Gimwinkle on 2021-January-10 17:20:35 EST, Sunday

Makes me think of the "American Dream" with regard to upward social mobility, which is almost complete bullshit. Sure, it's possible to "advance," but there's only so much room in the middle class, not to mention the top. The system works better if most believe they can rise up, even if it's not true.

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Wow, are you wrong. - Gimwinkle on 2021-January-11 06:23:08 EST, Monday - (14 / 0 / 10)
- This doesn't refute my point - sans on 2021-January-12 20:13:58 EST, Tuesday - (14 / 0 / 5)
  - Some clarification - Gimwinkle on 2021-January-13 02:34:54 EST, Wednesday - (13 / 0 / 4)
    - Also, I think your family is an outlier - sans on 2021-January-16 05:03:13 EST, Saturday - (15 / 0 / 2)
      - Look for yourself! - Gimwinkle on 2021-January-16 14:25:20 EST, Saturday - (14 / 0 / 1)
        
        Maybe the norm among the 100 - sans on 2021-January-17 20:13:49 EST, Sunday - (13 / 0 / 0)
    - The cream rises to the top? - sans on 2021-January-16 04:45:15 EST, Saturday - (14 / 0 / 0)
- Anecdotal evidence is unreliable (nt) - girlzRprettiest on 2021-January-11 13:25:20 EST, Monday - (13 / 0 / 3)
  - Unreliability isn't really reliable - Gimwinkle on 2021-January-11 15:39:38 EST, Monday - (14 / 0 / 2)
    - Yes, a sample size of n = 4 is woefully inadequate - girlzRprettiest on 2021-January-11 16:26:56 EST, Monday - (15 / 0 / 1)
      - Ah, Stats 101 - Gimwinkle on 2021-January-12 02:43:26 EST, Tuesday - (13 / 0 / 0)