{"id":25043,"date":"2023-08-03T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=25043"},"modified":"2023-08-03T08:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:47:34","slug":"david-brooks-admits-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/03\/david-brooks-admits-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"David Brooks Admits the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They know.\u00a0 We know they know.\u00a0 They know we know that they know.<\/p>\n<p>The only question is when it all blows up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DcED1uaArk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dnyuz.com\/2023\/08\/02\/what-if-were-the-bad-guys-here\/\">What if We\u2019re the Bad Guys Here?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;What if We\u2019re the Bad Guys Here?&#8221; &#8212; DNyuz\" src=\"https:\/\/dnyuz.com\/2023\/08\/02\/what-if-were-the-bad-guys-here\/embed\/#?secret=S7LwJCcxIc#?secret=DcED1uaArk\" data-secret=\"DcED1uaArk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Daniel Markovits summarized years of research in his book \u201cThe Meritocracy Trap\u201d: \u201cToday, middle-class children lose out to the rich children at school, and middle-class adults lose out to elite graduates at work. 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