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Sometimes life is unfair, but I hold as an article of faith that almost anything can be made better by getting off your butt and working hard. For me personall
by dannyb 16y ago
Sometimes life is unfair, but I hold as an article of faith that almost anything can be made better by getting off your butt and working hard. For me personally, there's almost nothing of value in that study. It wouldn't change my approach to life.
- JoelSutherland 16y agoThis article isn't so much about individuals and their decisions but society. The claim isn't that "hard work doesn't pay off". The claim is that "hard work pays of more for some than others based on non-merit factors." Even if they are correct, this shouldn't affect our behavior. We should still try to climb to the peak of our local maxima. Even if hard work pays off more for others, it makes sense economically for me to work hard if it pays off some. This doesn't mean we should ignore the study either. It is important as a society to continually self-evaluate to ensure that the systems we have in place are moving us toward our ideals. The purpose of a paper like this isn't (necessarily) to push a set of ideals, but to help us self-evaluate.
- gnosis 16y ago"We should still try to climb to the peak of our local maxima." Why?
- klochner 16y agoIt would only have value to you if you were concerned with social justice. (not meant as an insult, but I'm guessing it's not terribly important to many people)
- brudgers 16y agoThe article points out that although hard work might pay off, owning appreciating assets pays off with significantly more consistency in the US economic system. And unlike hard work, one can inherit appreciating assets.