As much as I've always admired Serena Williams for what she does, I admire her even more now for who she is. She's giving millions of people permission to think there are things more important than our modern American notions of work and success.

Sep 1, 2022 · 5:42 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Does the permission to think affect a single mother of three working long hours at Giant Foods? Serena is an amazing athlete, but do we really have to make her into something she is not?
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The point to me is that our society should be organized in such a way that that the single mother of three working long hours has a much easier time of it. She should have universal healthcare, free daycare and preschool, greater access to opportunity etc
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Working and making money are clearly NOT the most important things in our lives ... and if you think they are ... you're missing out on what's really important!
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Net worth: 260 million.
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So many people out there that never worked a day in their lives. Trust Funds, Inheritance, etc. They even think they deserve it.
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All of this is very true. She is very lucky however, because she is finally VERY well off, and can afford to walk away from her career to focus on her family. I had to drastically cut back my hours at work after my baby was born in May because childcare is our off budget and we…
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People are posting Serena Williams’ net worth and her working conditions as a reason to not admire her. To those people, do you know about the gunshots she heard while training with her dad in Compton as a child or the lot of kids piled into one room of her childhood home?
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That’s always existed forever.