I hope you did not mean to imply that all infants that are underweight, neglecte... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		jacquesm on Sept 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Where you are born is more predictive of your futu... I hope you did not mean to imply that all infants that are underweight, neglected and malnourished are so because of their moms bad choices. Some people just happen to have it hard in life and guess what, they still have children.

bluetomcat on Sept 17, 2019 [–]

> Some people just happen to have it hard in life and guess what, they still have children.

Sure, but let's not try to pretend that those kids will have an equal start.

jacquesm on Sept 17, 2019 | [–]

Of course it won't be equal. But that does not make any statement about their moms.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact