Zerdligham t1_iwcz4ub wrote on November 14, 2022 at 6:54 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [OC] Respective Gains/Loss in Median Earnings Across College Majors, Aged 25-29 (2010 vs 2019) by icywatermelons

Dammit, I know it, and I still got tricked

Zerdligham t1_itdn5o8 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 9:05 PM

Reply to comment by panchoop in [OC] Chances to attend a "Grande Ecole (Top university) in France. If you want to attend "ENA", the best university in France, you have 330x chances if your father graduated from there. by pacmanpill

Actually the way 'Grandes Ecoles' select students leave particularly little room for nepotism.
It's indeed just a prime example of social reproduction.

Zerdligham t1_irb9rrz wrote on October 6, 2022 at 6:27 PM

Reply to comment by johnniewelker in Eliud Kipchoge's New Marathon World Record, Visualized [OC] by chartr

Never did a marathon, but I did a few big half-marathon. I don't think I ever saw a pacer below 1h40 (not that it can't exist, but it seems to not be the norm).