They’re in it for the money because that’s the choices they have shown to them for their class. It limits your thinking. I know it does for me. I’m from blue collar stock. Struggle and work ’til you drop. But I was musically gifted so I got a toe stuck into the world of a few classes UP in society. Had a chance to go to Julliard at 11 for piano. Full free scholarship. Ended up turning it down. Why? I knew my blue collar work ethic would wreck my mind – even at 11 I could see. Got into a super hippie college with full scholarship. Ran out of $$$ so that opportunity to be a theoretical physicist or cognitive development psychologist was gone. And I didn’t mind. Low expectations. That’s what you get. Low expectations. It keeps you where you are in class. And I don’t romanticize that one bit.

They’re in it for the money because that’s the choices they have shown to them for their class. It limits your thinking.

I know it does for me.

I’m from blue collar stock. Struggle and work ’til you drop.

But I was musically gifted so I got a toe stuck into the world of a few classes UP in society.

Had a chance to go to Julliard at 11 for piano. Full free scholarship. Ended up turning it down. Why? I knew my blue collar work ethic would wreck my mind – even at 11 I could see.

Got into a super hippie college with full scholarship. Ran out of $$$ so that opportunity to be a theoretical physicist or cognitive development psychologist was gone.

And I didn’t mind.

Low expectations. That’s what you get. Low expectations. It keeps you where you are in class.

And I don’t romanticize that one bit.

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