Social variety
The relationship between family background and personal achievement has been controversial. Some people believe that people from good families are basically richer people when they grow up due to the resources and relationships of their parents, while working-class people may be able to work hard or be lucky if they are really rich. This view is particularly prominent among certain groups.
In Beijing, some people are relatively wealthy in their children's generation because their parents have some small power in their hands. These people may emphasize their efforts, such as the hard work of opening a restaurant, but in reality, if it weren't for their parents, they might not have been able to open a restaurant in those particular locations. As for his own situation, a Beijinger believes that he was able to go to university in Beijing mainly because he was a Beijinger, not because he was particularly good. This special geographical preference exists, but it is also problematic if it is denied.
The existence of this special preferential treatment makes some people feel unfair. There are calls for recognition of this existence in order to make change possible. Asking those who do not enjoy special privileges to make special efforts, and making them pretend not to see those who are being given special privileges, will only perpetuate this unfair relationship from generation to generation.
In reality, a netizen shared an example from his side. His high school classmates, 20 years after graduation, everyone's current living conditions have little to do with their academic performance and the college entrance examination. The living conditions of the students are very related to whether their parents are officials and businessmen. Although the students from the countryside are diligent and hardworking, there are not many who have a good life. Such a situation makes people sigh that after more than 20 years of studying and working hard since childhood, people find that in the face of their family background, all this seems to be worthless.
In the past 20 years, everyone's living conditions have little to do with their academic performance and college entrance examination results, does this mean that there are still certain class barriers in society? Is it that when faced with a family background, personal effort and ability no longer play a decisive role? These questions have led to a deep reflection on social institutions and values.
Perhaps, we need a more just distribution of opportunities and a more equal social system, so that everyone has the opportunity to show their worth. It's not just because of family backgrounds that cause huge differences in people's life trajectories. Only by recognizing this problem can society move in a more equitable and just direction.
This problem involves many aspects such as social system, family education, and personal struggle, and it is not easy to solve it. However, only by recognizing the existence of the problem can we gradually find the direction of solution. Otherwise, in 20 years' time, we may find that there are still seemingly unfair phenomena in society, and there is nothing we can do about them.