Jews and high-tech business success

[Todderbob]

@hajario

@Todderbob

You don’t actually understand what the “chosen people” means, obviously. It means special, but in a “Better than everyone else,” sort of way. It means special in a “you must carry this burden,” sort of way (at least, that’s the best I can describe it).

You meant to say, “It means special, but not in a “Better than everyone else,” sort of way. It means special in a “you must carry this burden,” sort of way”. This is correct and well said (except for the typo).

You are correct, I made a typo. Being chosen doesn’t make Jews “better,” it makes them “burdened.”

@Beware_of_Doug

@Todderbob

I am not, we are not, pessimistic. We are realistic.

The glass half empty is just a glass with some water in it, of course.

For my part, I’ve always been sensitive to a certain deadpan grimness that culturally Jewish people can draw upon, briefly and subtly, even in the most lighthearted moments. It could be a look in the eye or the mouth, a careful inflection or a choice of words, so considered and practiced it becomes a reflex. I see it as a psychic spit on the ground, a warding off of the evil eye, a reminder that being carefree and at ease is not their privilege to have - indeed, not even worth having, really.

This sums it up fantastically, actually.