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Books about ambitious students can influence their behavior by increasing their visibility and aspirations.

EducationCultureApr 26, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread questions whether a book about Stanford freshmen aspiring to rule the world can genuinely effect change or if it merely amplifies their ambitions by drawing more attention to them.

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Books about ambitious students can influence their behavior by increasing their visibility and aspirations.
Parent: EducationEntity: Academic InfluenceImpact: mixedDate: Apr 26, 2026Target: Books about ambitious students can influence their behavior by increasing their visibility and aspirations.

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Can a book like this actually change anything? Or does the spotlight, as it always seems to, send more students racing to the place? https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/26/the-stanford-freshmen-who-want-to-rule-the-world-will-probably-read-this-book-and-try-even-harder/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Can a book like this actually change anything? Or does the spotlight, as it always seems to, send more students racing to the place? https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/26/the-stanford-freshmen-who-want-to-rule-the-world-will-probably-read-this-book-and-try-even-harder/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=threads&utm_medium=organic
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