No Backup Plan by Nathaniel Drew The Danger of Blindly Following What Your Parents & Society Are Telling You | #018
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Jun 13, 2023 AI Snips
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Place Mirrors Internal State
- New York (or any city) reflects what you bring: you find whatever you are ready to see.
- Your inner energy shapes which subculture or people you attract in a place.
Grades As Freedom Currency
- George tied his freedom as a teen to getting good grades to escape punishment for missteps like smoking weed.
- Grades became the marker that allowed him to keep social freedom and privileges.
Grades Lose Their Real-World Signal
- Grades once reliably signaled future success but now increasingly disconnect from real-world skills.
- Automation and AI (e.g., ChatGPT) accelerate that divorce, reducing the meaning of an A.