tszzl: Parents Are Racing Kids Up Status Ladders That Won't Exist
clarejtbirch · x · 2026-09-21
Quoting tszzl's take: in a rapidly changing world, parents everywhere are pushing children into misguided rat races up status ladders that will likely be gone by the time kids grow up. His advice: let them stop grinding and keep their wits about them. The reposter adds that you'll never regret skipping a math final to head to the woods — effort on soon-to-be-obsolete skill tracks may not be worth it.
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