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Meg Ryan Defends Son Jack Quaid Of ‘Nepo Baby’ Label: “That Nepo Stuff Is So Dismissive Of His Work Ethic” (deadline.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't Harvard being investigated for this very thing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah.

I'm not vying for a pure meritocracy, but the system we currently have to work and live in, as established, expects merit to be the thing that enables success and advancement in living conditions. As long as that's the system were in, those that already exist with a certain level of privilege of already achieving acceptable, if not ample living conditions, shouldn't be given an additional lead on those that don't. This guy was never going to be poor or struggling to eat because he couldn't find a job.

When speaking about privilege, I like to use the race analogy. Some people are given bikes while some are given cars, and others even just have to walk. This guy was born with a sports car already, then his parents started him a mile ahead from the starting line.