Laura Marano argues that hard work alone doesn't guarantee success. Kids from disadvantaged backgrounds must work twice as hard but still lack the same opportunities, making the promise that effort leads to success both misleading and demoralizing without equitable access to resources.
It's, it's sad to think, it's very sobering I think to think of all the kids who don't get those chances. You know what I mean? Or they just have to work different enough, twice as hard. Or I think it can be depressing to a group of people when they hear like, oh, hard work will lead to your success. Because I think for some people, of course, yes, I think success and hard work are linked, but not having certain opportunities changes the game for you. It just does. Like, if you are not given the same type of resources, it is that much harder for you to, you know, quote unquote, succeed in a financial way that you want to, or in a job that you want to, because you're just not given the same amount of help.
