And also, if you had been more pressured as a child maybe you would have been a valedictorian, Rhodes scholar, concert pianist, etc…. at that time, your competitive advantage would have been so much greater.
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Maybe. But I highly doubt I’d be happier.
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We live in a competitive society and quantitative success they that can be measured by money what we value most.
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I think most people would rather have their kids be happy adults (who are at least self-sufficient and productive) than rich ones.
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So I don’t blame parents for pressuring kids to become winners, not losers.[/quote]
Do you think someone who is happy, kind and self-sufficient but financially in, say, the lowest quartile is a loser? If so, your always-on-display intolerance is even worse than I thought.
