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		KeplerBoy on Nov 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, math... You will stay a loser as long as you care about what some fictional mystical society thinks of you. Do the stuff you're good at, provide for your family, earn the respect of your peers and forget about the rest.

navigate8310 on Nov 21, 2024 [–]

I assume OP is an Indian. And from what I've observed, Indian society is highly paternalistic and status-seeking in nature. Parents demand marriage and grand-children as soon as their offspring hit a certain age and success.

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