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		ryandrake on March 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Wh... > Good thing I got in while they were still taking nobodies. I feel the same way! I look around at my younger peers with such impressive pedigrees: Stanford, Ivy League, PhD’s, former founders, etc. and I think “wow, I’d never even get my foot in the door if I were entering today!

busterarm on March 1, 2021 [–]

Oh I'm not much different than you and the parent either.

I got in before the door closed for sure. I just started late so the younger ones are my peers.

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