Entrepreneur Patrick McConlogue wants to save a homeless man by teaching
him to code. The problem is: fairy tales don’t scale
https://medium.com/editors-picks/d19c8db85c2
"It’s a tragic but telling illustration of the myth of meritocracy. As
it turns out, there are other barriers to the success of people in
precarious situations than knowing any particular set of employable
skills. The machinery of order does not operate on all of us in the same
manner."
An excellent article that raises important questions.
Via Jürgen Hubert.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
