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So if your parents, maybe they are lawyers, et cetera, maybe you want to become an artist because you want to be in a dimension of, social comparisons where you can escape the comparison.

So if your parents, maybe they are lawyers, et cetera, maybe you want to become an artist because you want to be in a dimension of, social comparisons where you can escape the comparison.

Yeah, I'm totally with you on that. So If you are, let's say you can take two kinds of cases. Let's say your parents moved from... a poor country in the US. They didn't have a high school diploma. You know, they work hard to pay for your education. And you end up in a community college in the US and you get a job. And for you, that's an achievement. You made it.

Yeah, I'm totally with you on that. So If you are, let's say you can take two kinds of cases. Let's say your parents moved from... a poor country in the US. They didn't have a high school diploma. You know, they work hard to pay for your education. And you end up in a community college in the US and you get a job. And for you, that's an achievement. You made it.

Yeah, I'm totally with you on that. So If you are, let's say you can take two kinds of cases. Let's say your parents moved from... a poor country in the US. They didn't have a high school diploma. You know, they work hard to pay for your education. And you end up in a community college in the US and you get a job. And for you, that's an achievement. You made it.

You're able to have a house, a mortgage, a car, you know, standard US way of life. Now, If you consider from there, do you want to try harder? Do you want to go to university or higher, more prestigious university and get a master's degree?

You're able to have a house, a mortgage, a car, you know, standard US way of life. Now, If you consider from there, do you want to try harder? Do you want to go to university or higher, more prestigious university and get a master's degree?

You're able to have a house, a mortgage, a car, you know, standard US way of life. Now, If you consider from there, do you want to try harder? Do you want to go to university or higher, more prestigious university and get a master's degree?

The psychological benefits for you is not that important because the difference psychologically between where you are now and that additional stuff is not very large because your reference point, as you said, is low. And so the biggest difference is between where you started in your mind here and what you have achieved.

The psychological benefits for you is not that important because the difference psychologically between where you are now and that additional stuff is not very large because your reference point, as you said, is low. And so the biggest difference is between where you started in your mind here and what you have achieved.

The psychological benefits for you is not that important because the difference psychologically between where you are now and that additional stuff is not very large because your reference point, as you said, is low. And so the biggest difference is between where you started in your mind here and what you have achieved.

Now, if your parents are lawyers and they did an Ivy League school, you know, I mean, there's no way you would consider going to community college as something like an achievement. You'd be like maybe dreading it terribly. And so for you, this step of, you know, the difference between going there or reaching a prestigious university is going to matter extremely. And so, as you say,

Now, if your parents are lawyers and they did an Ivy League school, you know, I mean, there's no way you would consider going to community college as something like an achievement. You'd be like maybe dreading it terribly. And so for you, this step of, you know, the difference between going there or reaching a prestigious university is going to matter extremely. And so, as you say,

Now, if your parents are lawyers and they did an Ivy League school, you know, I mean, there's no way you would consider going to community college as something like an achievement. You'd be like maybe dreading it terribly. And so for you, this step of, you know, the difference between going there or reaching a prestigious university is going to matter extremely. And so, as you say,

The drive is going to be there. And even I would say the risk-taking, something which is interesting when you look at the statistics that for the same grades in high school, kids from higher social backgrounds with average grades, they're more willing to take the risk to continue in standard university things than kids from lower social backgrounds.

The drive is going to be there. And even I would say the risk-taking, something which is interesting when you look at the statistics that for the same grades in high school, kids from higher social backgrounds with average grades, they're more willing to take the risk to continue in standard university things than kids from lower social backgrounds.

The drive is going to be there. And even I would say the risk-taking, something which is interesting when you look at the statistics that for the same grades in high school, kids from higher social backgrounds with average grades, they're more willing to take the risk to continue in standard university things than kids from lower social backgrounds.

Kids from lower social backgrounds says, you know, I'm not sure I would be successful at university I want a practical training which is going to give me a job. Well, the kids from higher social backgrounds are more likely to, even if it's uncertain, they would be successful to try hard and to go in university.

Kids from lower social backgrounds says, you know, I'm not sure I would be successful at university I want a practical training which is going to give me a job. Well, the kids from higher social backgrounds are more likely to, even if it's uncertain, they would be successful to try hard and to go in university.

Kids from lower social backgrounds says, you know, I'm not sure I would be successful at university I want a practical training which is going to give me a job. Well, the kids from higher social backgrounds are more likely to, even if it's uncertain, they would be successful to try hard and to go in university.