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		noipv4 on March 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system I am surprised that India has managed to hide its caste system from the rest of the world so well; the ridiculous caste system which assigns a person's worth based on birth circumstances and cannot be changed during her/his lifetime.

alphabettsy on March 2, 2022 [–]

Hide it?

We learned about it in middle school. Maybe that’s not common elsewhere in the US?

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