Man if I hear one moe mf say “bill gates dropped out of school and he a billionaire” I might swing on somebody
Right-wingers/conservatives/"TINA"ers love a good "rags to riches" story because it creates a simple narrative that totally bypasses structural realities of oppression, privilege, and general macro political and economic realities. Meaning it helps the status quo that benefits the usual elite : rich white people. So said elite has no incentive whatsoever to reform the system if even the people that the system oppresses/keeps poor are stupid enough to believe those stories. "If he made it, so can you!" is the underlying discourse, that sounds empowering but obviously is not : they're saying that the entirety of your situation relies in your hands, and your hands only. If you "don't make it" it's only your fault. Not the fact that you were born in a poor household, not the fact that your parents (if you still have both) had to work two jobs to make ends meet, not because they couldn't pay for good healthcare, or send you to a better school because the closest one is understaffed and underfinanced, not because they sometimes cant pay the bills so you can't study at night, not because you can't afford to participate in stimulating after-school activities, not because you grow up stress because you're stuck in a violent environment, not because you have to share your room with 2 other kids, etc. Nope. It's only because YOU did not "want it" as much as the single white kid who was born in a household where one parent is an engineer and the other is a college professor and who grew up surrounded by books, travelled to multiple countries as a teenager and got an internship at some family's friend legal firm.
Of course, the whole "grind" mentality these idiotic "influencers" promote is exactly the same. But Alphaboys will call you "lazy" if you tell them that.
seems like he was rewarded just for being white and rich...
I expect the human trials will be enlightening....
