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THE SEVEN SECRETS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

  1. Private school
  2. Legacy lvy admission
  3. Nepotism hire
  4. Seed capital from family
  5. Club memberships
  6. Personal assistant, nanny, ghost writer answer
  7. Journalists who ask, "What's your secret?" and uncritically publish the
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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And having just one doesn't help. I went to a private elementary school (I can tell so many stories about how awful that was) and I'm still a loser.

[–] abraxas@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The worst thing in the world is being the only non-wealthy person in a fancy private school. I spent a year in one (grant, partly) and kept getting in trouble for hurting some bully's fist when he punched me.

When the guy who treats people like shit has his last name in brass on the Computer Lab wall, he gets away with everything.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We were not wealthy, but not poor. Basically, they could afford the school but not afford a lot of expensive clothes. And since the school didn't have uniforms, I never wore the designer clothes other kids wore, which really sucked when they bullied me for it.

Wow I can't imagine. I always thought that was made up, but I went to a poor person school, so everyone dressed like me more or less.