Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, exceptional abilities http://talentdevelop.com/547/malcolm-gladwell-outliers-exceptional-abilities/ Information and inspiration to enhance creativity and personal growth Sun, 13 May 2012 05:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, exceptional abilities http://talentdevelop.com/547/malcolm-gladwell-outliers-exceptional-abilities/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 Douglas Eby Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:09:57 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=547#comment-2436 Also see article by Lynn Gottfredson: Intelligence and the American ambivalence toward talent http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10031.aspx Also see article by Lynn Gottfredson: Intelligence and the American ambivalence toward talent
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]]> Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, exceptional abilities http://talentdevelop.com/547/malcolm-gladwell-outliers-exceptional-abilities/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 Anonymous Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:06:45 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=547#comment-2435 Intelligence, however, can't be redistributed equally like money or property can be. "Equal opportunity to develop and use unequal talents leads to unequal outcomes," Lynn Gottfredson observes. Socialists don't like that or the gifted, remember. Intelligence, however, can’t be redistributed equally like money or property can be. “Equal opportunity to develop and use unequal talents leads to unequal outcomes,” Lynn Gottfredson observes. Socialists don’t like that or the gifted, remember.

]]> Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, exceptional abilities http://talentdevelop.com/547/malcolm-gladwell-outliers-exceptional-abilities/comment-page-1/#comment-2296 EM Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:05:16 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=547#comment-2296 The premise of the so-called "American Dream" is that free enterprise is necessary to effectuate this dream. Indeed, the existence of the 'dream' is the rationale for free enterprise. More specifically, pursuit of the American Dream not only demands free enterprise, but (in theory) would be impossible under a collectivist economy, a socialistic way of life. But therein lies the rub: there IS no American Dream. There never was. There is only luck, timing and birthright. You have to be lucky, you have to be in the right place and at the right time. And you have to be born into the right family. None of these are your doing. Therefore, none of these are things you can control. And if that's the case, no amount of hard-work will help. Not a bit. Now, we have de-bunked the American Dream. And that means we have now removed the rationale for free enterprise. And if we have no reason to continue to allow free enterprise, socialism begins to look a lot more attractive. The premise of the so-called “American Dream” is that free enterprise is necessary to effectuate this dream. Indeed, the existence of the ‘dream’ is the rationale for free enterprise. More specifically, pursuit of the American Dream not only demands free enterprise, but (in theory) would be impossible under a collectivist economy, a socialistic way of life.

But therein lies the rub: there IS no American Dream. There never was.

There is only luck, timing and birthright. You have to be lucky, you have to be in the right place and at the right time. And you have to be born into the right family. None of these are your doing. Therefore, none of these are things you can control. And if that’s the case, no amount of hard-work will help. Not a bit.

Now, we have de-bunked the American Dream. And that means we have now removed the rationale for free enterprise. And if we have no reason to continue to allow free enterprise, socialism begins to look a lot more attractive.

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