Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-65.29.225.205-20130427160705/@comment-8881468-20130512003412

I loves me a person that tries to give me propaganda without knowing that his statements will not stand the test of reality.

Your theory is not applicable in any way since there is no way of testing the skills and individuum at birth, before socialisation and enculturation kick in.

second problem:

You have got to have the chance to try yourself at those jobs.

third problem:

Acquiring skills depends on your social standing, the son of a farmer will most likely have to spend more time in the fields than studying philosophy, war tactics or economics, engineering and the likes (and a day only has so many hours^^). He is limited in his choice of jobs by his birth, also known as: low upward social mobility or described by other words: if yer born rich, you will end up in a favorable position in society^, if yer born poor, you're screwed..

---> no equal society

fourth problem:

given human nature, trust and chances are often not only given according to chances but according to individual interests and preferences. aka: I will favor somebody I know over a person with the same skills, who I do not know. Thus if you are already coming from a higher social backround, you will have more social capital that results in you getting more chances and getting into favorable positions easier//getting the chances at all because you will have the merit of your forfathers.

so you were saying?

(by the way, I hope yer not american)