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That was actually something I struggled with growing up. In school I was supposed to take advice from people whose role in life was teaching material they couldn't really justify, to a bunch of uninterested kids, to pass pointless exams. Nobody actually learned the material (I regularly got poor grades but retained more knowledge than my peers since I was too lazy to study for exams or cheat on them, but I did pay attention in class enough to get by) and passing the exam was the definition of "success". These people were supposed to be my role models and authority figures ?

And being from poor background you only get to meet unsuccessful people - so at best you get examples of what you shouldn't do if you want to succeed in life.




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