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Graduating from Yale Law sounds like it's for suckers. Let the elites have their crazy working hours and stressful hoop jumping--I'm not envious.

disabled 7y ago
In the age of big data, the gig economy, and oligrachs dominating the US economy and political sphere--you're next. You should read The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits: https://www.themeritocracytrap.com/ https://www.themeritocracytrap.com/ The author is actually a Yale Law Professor, and the book came out about a month ago.
- brillas 7y ago
  The author delivered this speech!
  - coolio2657 7y ago
    I hope that poster saw that, lol.
natalyarostova 7y ago
Their cohort effectively sets the vision for American legislation and justice. You may not be interested in them, but they're interested in you.
- thulecitizen 7y ago
  This. These folks are helping to shape new laws that set precedent for every other case. For example: the wealthiest now pay historically low tax rates [1][2] [1] https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1181004566088814594 https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1181004566088814594 [2] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/incom...
- StanislavPetrov 7y ago
  Setting the vision for American legislation and so-called "justice" is hardly something to be envious of, or to be proud of if you know anything about legislation or the "justice" system.
  - anm89 7y ago
    I'm sure this harsh burn has them all reeling. I'd imagine they are quitting their jobs as I speak. Get off your high horse.
- aexq36 7y ago
  Do they really set the vision, though? Did they start the #MeToo movement and bring down Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men? Are they leading the push for transgender acceptance? Are they the reason why reparations and universal healthcare are now mainstream policy proposals in the Democrat party? It certainly makes sense for the wealthy, elite lawyers of a society to set the course of policy. But I'm not sure what the empirical evidence from 2019 America says. I think a lot of these Yale graduates end up becoming cogs in the existing system without actually changing it, and I think other forces might be equally as or more impactful in terms of shaping political currents.
  - natalyarostova 7y ago
    I mean, go look at the professors leading these policy pushes, the journalists writing about metoo, and the policy wonks pushing for healthcare or trans changes. You're going to see a lot of JDs from top schools -- a lot of Yale. You won't see any self-taught coders or mathematicians from CalTech, you know?
jchallis 7y ago
Or a notably 4/9 minority at the Supreme Court. The majority of course went to Harvard.
bikeshed 7y ago
And yet we routinely see people here arguing in defence of 80- to 100-hour work weeks at startups. This kind of mind-sickness is not the sole domain of the elite legal profession.

disabled 7y ago

In the age of big data, the gig economy, and oligrachs dominating the US economy and political sphere--you're next. You should read The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits: https://www.themeritocracytrap.com/ https://www.themeritocracytrap.com/ The author is actually a Yale Law Professor, and the book came out about a month ago.

brillas 7y ago
The author delivered this speech!
- coolio2657 7y ago
  I hope that poster saw that, lol.

natalyarostova 7y ago

Their cohort effectively sets the vision for American legislation and justice. You may not be interested in them, but they're interested in you.

thulecitizen 7y ago
This. These folks are helping to shape new laws that set precedent for every other case. For example: the wealthiest now pay historically low tax rates [1][2] [1] https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1181004566088814594 https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1181004566088814594 [2] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/incom...
StanislavPetrov 7y ago
Setting the vision for American legislation and so-called "justice" is hardly something to be envious of, or to be proud of if you know anything about legislation or the "justice" system.
- anm89 7y ago
  I'm sure this harsh burn has them all reeling. I'd imagine they are quitting their jobs as I speak. Get off your high horse.
aexq36 7y ago
Do they really set the vision, though? Did they start the #MeToo movement and bring down Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men? Are they leading the push for transgender acceptance? Are they the reason why reparations and universal healthcare are now mainstream policy proposals in the Democrat party? It certainly makes sense for the wealthy, elite lawyers of a society to set the course of policy. But I'm not sure what the empirical evidence from 2019 America says. I think a lot of these Yale graduates end up becoming cogs in the existing system without actually changing it, and I think other forces might be equally as or more impactful in terms of shaping political currents.
- natalyarostova 7y ago
  I mean, go look at the professors leading these policy pushes, the journalists writing about metoo, and the policy wonks pushing for healthcare or trans changes. You're going to see a lot of JDs from top schools -- a lot of Yale. You won't see any self-taught coders or mathematicians from CalTech, you know?

jchallis 7y ago

Or a notably 4/9 minority at the Supreme Court. The majority of course went to Harvard.

bikeshed 7y ago

And yet we routinely see people here arguing in defence of 80- to 100-hour work weeks at startups. This kind of mind-sickness is not the sole domain of the elite legal profession.