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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in a NoVa suburb and went to what I guess was sort of a competitive high school, at least at the time. It wasn’t the academic competition that was an issue, nor even the status symbol brands, it was the extreme homogeneity of everything. When you grow up surrounded by people who are exactly like you, your point of view is extremely narrow, despite parents throwing their high incomes at experiences and cultural enrichment and thinking their kids are quite worldly. I didn’t become aware of this until i went to college and broke out of that bubble. People from less competitive areas seemed far more interesting and real. My kids are now being raised in a small city surrounded by much more economic and racial diversity. Their school has a much lower rating than mine did, but they seem to have a much more realistic sense of themselves in the world that I think will serve them well in the future. [/quote] Wut [/quote]
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