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Context / Source

Rob Henderson Rich Friend Poor Friend https://robkhenderson.substack.com/p/rich-friend-poor-friend url: Tweet url:

Key Idea

The findings suggest that if a poor child grows up in a neighborhood where 70 percent of their friends are wealthy—the typical rate for higher-income children—then their future income would rise on average by 20 percent. This is roughly equivalent to the difference between having a high school diploma and a college degree.

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Injury, learning, environment, social conditioning Find a group where your desired culture exists