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I've travelled a bit and I think most people have the same potential to be good at different fields across races. The main difference is how much value is placed on a skillset in a society.

There's more of an emphasis in Math (and Science?) in Asia. When I was in India, I was a part of a group scavenger hunt and all the girls decided they would work together to solve calculus problems. That blew my mind. In USA, people are able to brush aside math by saying it's hard or math isn't for girls, etc.



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