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SuperApples 76 points 4 months ago

...her grandfather gifted her a Cessna 150 airplane for her 10th birthday. Over the next few years, Pasterski got help from a mechanic and others in rebuilding the plane's engine and constructing the frame for a new aircraft. (snopes)

OK, that makes more sense. She worked with professionals over a 4 year period, repurposing parts from an existing craft. Good (& rich) parents got her tutors. Let's extend these opportunities to more kids, regardless of generational privilege.

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_stranger_ 24 points 4 months ago

plenty of rich kids grow up torturing puppies, I'm going to give her parents a big thumbs up on this one.

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RememberTheApollo_ 10 points 4 months ago

It’s still a massive leg up the vast majority of people will never come close to. This is like the wealthy and peerage having private in-house tutors for their children in centuries past. Yeah, it’s geat this kid got her hands dirty and learned a bunch of cool stuff and turned it into personal success, but she started out on third base.

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