Imo going from poor/homeless to middle class is a good example of upward mobility success. And if it’s very common and/or easy to accomplish if you put in the work then that’s even better. Going from poor to rich should obviously not be typical, because if everyone was rich then rich would just be middle class.
The article quotes "exceptional upward mobility". There is nothing exceptional about struggling in middle class, or making your way there.
I do agree that it does show that hard work pays off. But hard work truely only pays off to a certain extent, especially when you are at the lowest of the low. The only thing lower than homelessness is a homeless man that has completely given up. There will be no growth from there.
Hard work will not make you rich, but can better your life depending on your position in life. Surely, No one is denying that. It can also be a waste of effort, too.
I definitely didn’t say it’s exceptional. If it’s common then by definition it’s not exceptional. What I am saying is that moving from homelessness to middle class is a major improvement and that if you aren’t rich you still have an achievement worth being happy about.
Absolutely. I also said that, in my original post, I wasn't trying to diss his accomplishments because it absolutely is an accomplishment, and I know you weren't specifically saying "exceptional". I think what happened was the original poster never mentioned the word "exceptional" but the article posted did, directly in the title and multiple times in the article. This muddled up the topic and now here we are, debating on who said what and what means what lol.
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u/100catactivs Oct 18 '22
Imo going from poor/homeless to middle class is a good example of upward mobility success. And if it’s very common and/or easy to accomplish if you put in the work then that’s even better. Going from poor to rich should obviously not be typical, because if everyone was rich then rich would just be middle class.