Every European social democracy absolutely destroys the United States on upward social mobility. When you don't have access to amenities, you are shutting off a massive talent pool of people that might be unimaginably creative. But then if that's the case, why wouldn't like rich kids predominantly produce more than people growing up in poverty? I think that that probably comes from having so much security that your drive is diminished.

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