"After all, Indian kids are leading everywhere in the US and that’s because of our strong focus on academics."
contradicts this:
"But…. in the Bay Area, I see many offspring of such competitive parents. Most don’t do better than their parents. They went to the best public schools, followed all the rules, and didn’t get that far"
Grades and academics aren't the 100% key to success. I was an above average student and make more money and I would consider myself more successful than friends and family that did much better than I did in school.
On top of this, I have found that many people that focus this much in academics in their childhood, have issues later on in life because they were never able to actually enjoy being a child.
People like Musk and Vivek love H1Bs because they are not only cheaper, but are less likely to be able to take risks and start a competing company.
"After all, Indian kids are leading everywhere in the US and that’s because of our strong focus on academics."
contradicts this:
"But…. in the Bay Area, I see many offspring of such competitive parents. Most don’t do better than their parents. They went to the best public schools, followed all the rules, and didn’t get that far"
Grades and academics aren't the 100% key to success. I was an above average student and make more money and I would consider myself more successful than friends and family that did much better than I did in school.
On top of this, I have found that many people that focus this much in academics in their childhood, have issues later on in life because they were never able to actually enjoy being a child.
People like Musk and Vivek love H1Bs because they are not only cheaper, but are less likely to be able to take risks and start a competing company.