This article is a great example of misdirection, summed up neatly in this quote:
That’s because the liberal arts majors like to express their disdain for the shallow business and finance majors who make all the money.
Nonsense. The 1% aren't there because they are exceptionally savvy and went to business school, they're mostly there because they were born into wealthy social networks. The implication of the article is that the other 99% chose their lot, and that if only we all went to college and studied a lucrative craft, we'd all be wealthy. All the while he lauds college grads and their wealthier lifestyle, Brooks incredibly ignores the possibility that maybe wealthy people are more likely to go to college in the first place. Maybe his 'Red Inequality' is just more 'Blue Inequality' after all.
Wow. You just expressed disdain for the 1% because their worth is due to the shallow reason that they were born into wealthy social networks. Are you a liberal arts major?
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This article is a great example of misdirection, summed up neatly in this quote:
That’s because the liberal arts majors like to express their disdain for the shallow business and finance majors who make all the money.
Nonsense. The 1% aren't there because they are exceptionally savvy and went to business school, they're mostly there because they were born into wealthy social networks. The implication of the article is that the other 99% chose their lot, and that if only we all went to college and studied a lucrative craft, we'd all be wealthy. All the while he lauds college grads and their wealthier lifestyle, Brooks incredibly ignores the possibility that maybe wealthy people are more likely to go to college in the first place. Maybe his 'Red Inequality' is just more 'Blue Inequality' after all.
'Red Inequality?' More like red herring.
Wow. You just expressed disdain for the 1% because their worth is due to the shallow reason that they were born into wealthy social networks. Are you a liberal arts major?
Of course not---I'm a member of the 1%. Engineering and law. ;-)