I posit Gauss knew he was a GOAT and had ego. But I also posit he loved his children.

So, a nepotistic delivery was beneficial for his family, and advising his son to seek excellence outside the shadow cast by Gauss himself wasn't stamping on dreams (in my view) it was seeking the happiest outcome.

Without overdoing it, the suicide rate for rich kids with famous parents isn't nothing. There are positive examples, Stella McCartney comes to mind. She isn't wings.

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ambicapter 12 hours ago | parent [-]

What does "She isn't wings" mean?

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refulgentis 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Paul McCartney started a band called Wings and she was also in it. I think the idea is "she received nepotistic spoils, lived in the shadow of dad even in his backup projects that 0.01% of people who know the Beatles even recognize." (This elides a very successful career as a fashion designer, as well as the awkward question of what _would_ have guaranteed her more “success”, as well as a lack of understanding of how you feel after grand success you were chasing for it’s own sake (empty))

	▲	ggm 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I meant, she isn't defined by wings and being daddy's kid. She struck out into a field neither Paul nor Linda had occupied. She isn't (defined by) wings.