This is what it means to have deliberate social policies to support the autonomy of individuals, to secure the independence of children, and to ensure the development of children’s talents for the future. In America, if you’re lucky enough, you might have the private resources to keep you on track through life’s challenges. You might also end up haunted by the knowledge that you may have gotten unfair advantages over others who are suffering. This can have the debilitating effect of undercutting people’s sense that they are the master of their fate, that they’ve earned their own success.
