“Toxic achievement culture” GMAFB

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was invited to attend a talk on the book Never Enough about the “toxic achievement culture” in affluent areas.

My initial reaction was give me a f$!&#*; break. The competition is real. Play to win. I do not need a privileged upper class woman lecturing me.

For families with generational wealth, sure, go ahead and embrace your unique child, don’t pressure them.

The rest of us got where we are through tremendous effort. There is only a small amount of room at the top and life for the disappearing middle class and below is difficult.

I’m just perplexed that the working affluent (W2 vs the truly wealthy) think that anything besides hitting it hard is going to cut it for their kids.

I feel as if the whole NPR / WaPo “mentality” has run amok, and is leading our country in a very dark direction. Specifically, a direction very racist against Asians, as well as other cultures which value education and achievement.

Huh?

-Asian

Nothing to see here. They're just talking to themselves.
-Asian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The middle class is disappearing because people are moving up. There are many avenues to a UMC/UC life.

I'm sorry for your kids that you are unable to see that.

^^^ You totally missed the point of the post. Try rereading.

[Anonymous]

You got invited to a book talk and this is your reaction?

You are boring, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was invited to attend a talk on the book Never Enough about the “toxic achievement culture” in affluent areas.

My initial reaction was give me a f$!&#*; break. The competition is real. Play to win. I do not need a privileged upper class woman lecturing me.

For families with generational wealth, sure, go ahead and embrace your unique child, don’t pressure them.

The rest of us got where we are through tremendous effort. There is only a small amount of room at the top and life for the disappearing middle class and below is difficult.

I’m just perplexed that the working affluent (W2 vs the truly wealthy) think that anything besides hitting it hard is going to cut it for their kids.

I feel as if the whole NPR / WaPo “mentality” has run amok, and is leading our country in a very dark direction. Specifically, a direction very racist against Asians, as well as other cultures which value education and achievement.

Huh?

-Asian

Progressives (like Wapo and NPR) want equity which requires discrimination against groups deemed ahead. Which ethnic group is ahead of everyone? Asians.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The middle class isn’t shrinking because they are all moving up?!
Um, no, Pollyanna, that is not the case.

Yes, that is the case. Really.

https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-middle-class-is-shrinking-but-that-is-because-people-are-getting-richer/#:~:text=And%20for%20the%20most%20part,has%20reached%20a%20historic%20low.%E2%80%9D

Yes, when you use inflation measures that exclude the largest components of inflation, you get the illusion that people are richer.

SMH

This article is from 2020, which is pre-inflation.

I know that your narrative is important to you, but open your mind to new information.

DP: You really don't understand economics do you? There is always inflation--and housing, healthcare and college tuition have been the biggest components of inflation for decades, they are actually slowing down post-2020.