>What about the person that gets out of jail and gets a job >paying minimum wage are they successful? They went from >slavery and pennies to a few dollars a day.
this is success, but hopefully this minimum wage gig is to followed up with the next level up. but yeah getting a job after a prison stint can be major first step to build more successes on.
> >My point is success is dictated by culture which is shaped by >identity. >
>I am not saying he ain't successful but what is success. > >Individuals set goals and reach them sure that is success but >what is successful? Its relative.
so this is all semantics. we agree that success is relative. its also measured on a continuum by peers, society, etc. it matters where you are and where you go from there. > >Other wise Dez is talking out of his ass and needs a history/ >sociology lesson.