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Originally Posted by grantx MP,
“decent gene pool...”, etc.
I’ll ignore the reference to genes but you seem to be implying the working class (or blue collar in the States) are all scum for lacking what you perceive to be essential characteristics for success or improvement. I would say the reason for the lack of foresight is a pre-occupation and continuous and increasing struggle to make ends meet.
Interesting point re the communist system. However, I think they were very selective in their candidates, ie their education produced and perpetuated elitism.
Grant. |
ah no -- you miss the point entirely
did i not say that i was a failure at both high school and college, that my parents were "working class stiffs" ---- in no way does this point to lack of ability in that particular socio--economic class but rather the opposite.
you simply cannot eliminate "gene pool" from the equation, because it is a very necessary part of the whole matter, but here im talking about essentially not being a "mongolian idiot" (thats a rather old expression, is it not ?) but of normal intelligence with no serious emotional or psychological impediments.
I put myself forward to show that it was completely possible, not to show that i was gifted at birth and simply waited many years for technology to allow me to trade so easily !
trading is really not a hard job at all -- its hard for those who dont know how to play the game as newbs, but given time, which creates experience, like any other job it just gets easier and easier IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED AND WISH IT TO BE SO !
what degree of success one grows to is based on ALL factors that i mentioned and prob a whole lot i didnt, if only to add brevity to the postings, but in all professions there are those at the top 10 and those at the bottom 10 percent, and a whole lot of reasons that are far beyond my abilities or reasoning or experience to fully illustrate or ruminate on !
i will also agree with you that "circumstances" prevent people from just hoping onto trading, spending the time to learn and then becoming successful.
part of what i was trying to say was that i was married early on BUT THERE WERE NO CHILDREN and when we parted 10 years later, there was no "baggage" -- she got the nikon camera and i got the XKE and that was that.
now free as a bird, i went back to college for 4 years, did amazingly considering my prior educational success and entered into what was both an extremely high paying profession, which also was NOT a 9-5 routine and which then allowed me to pursue my interest in trading with time not ever available to wage slaves. It was so easy and so good that if i were a protestant, i would have to say that i was one of the "elect", but i carry no religion on my back, although i do carry a slight belief in predestination (which may have something to do with this conversation, but im CERTAINLY not going there !)
indeed, a blue collar family, with bills and children and inflation chewing at their ankles has little time to spend at a computer all day, but the ones who REALLY WANT IT will find a way, and they prove it daily !
but its a fun discussion anyway
mp