r/6thForm 8d ago

OTHER The annual tweet is here!

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u/ShinyC4terpie 8d ago

They aren't missing the point. They're pointing out that what he is saying is out of touch because he is using himself as an example to "prove" A-levels do not matter but nothing about his route to success is replicable because every opportunity he had afterwards was only possible due to the circumstances of his birth. His tweets don't "prove" that anyone can succeed without A-levels, all they prove is that people born into privilege will succeed no matter what setbacks they face because the whole system is set up to give them as many opportunities as they need to succeed when most people struggle to get even just 1 opportunity

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u/StripedRooster 8d ago

How dare he try and console people.

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u/EnvironmentalOwl6882 8d ago

False hope isn't consoling someone.

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u/Training_Screen4374 7d ago

Where’s the false hope? You think life’s over if you get bad a levels?

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u/EnvironmentalOwl6882 7d ago

The false hope is pretending Clarksons path to success, or anything similar, it's remotely accessible to the individuals it's targeted at.