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2 statements about Guatemala, every show
Luis von Ahn on his aunt's kidnapping for ransom in Guatemala
“When I was 15 or so, my aunt was kidnapped for ransom. I mean, she was gone for seven or eight days.”
Luis von Ahn: Education drives socioeconomic inequality instead of equalizing society
“And a lot of people talk about education as something that brings Equality to different social classes, but I always saw it as the opposite, something that brings inequality, because what happened, at least, you know, in my case, those who have money can buy t…”