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Answer: You don’t, or at least not very far.​ You might be able to rise one st.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest You are a highly intelligent and ambitious peasant born in the middle ages. How do you make your way up the social ladder? Jim Wayne, I am a retired public school teacher, and a current lay pastor. 34.8k views You don’t, or at least not very far. You might be able to rise one step, but unless the circumstances were very unusual and incredibly rare, you are unlikely to rise more th...  Read More » What are the most ridiculous things VCs have said to you? Wade Myers, Experienced serial Inc 5000 entrepreneur that enjoys helping other entrepreneurs 137.5k views Story #1: Year: 2000 Status: 6 months into launch, $3m in Revenue Setting: Phone conversation with one of the biggest VC brands in Silicon Valley, pitching a $25m Series A...  Read More » As a soldier fighting in war zones, is it worth taking one extra rifle (exactly the same type) with you considering problems due to overheating? B. R. Bearden 118.4k views I recall an instructor being asked why we weren’t issued a pistol along with our M-16, as a backup weapon. He said, “If you’re in a situation where you can use a pistol in c...  Read More » Which is the most harmful book of all time? Alex Pizarro, Philomath, Xenophile, Bibliophile, Freethinker, Egalitarian, Wanderer, Student. 40k views Several people are saying Mein Kampf, and I agree, but there were so many more horrible books before that one. On the Jews and Their Lies - A book written by Martin Luther, ...  Read More » Why did Trump lose so much ground in two weeks in October 2015? William Braden, thoughtful, not always effectual 233.8k views Suddenly I remember a story from 50 years ago. I visited my sister at her women’s college, and sat one evening with a large group of girls. One girl caught my attention: sh...  Read More » If someone carries a gun or knife for self defence in England against an attacker and is arrested, would that violate their second amendment rights? Ralph King 81.9k views Yes, it would certainly violate their 2nd Amendment rights, no question about it, absolutely. I only have one teeny observation though. I think you have the wrong country, p...  Read More » What is Japan really like? R. Watson Chung, Fitness enthusiast. Strength training for 3 years, 1.5 years of be coached. 44.2k views Below are what most people think of, heard about Japan. (and mostly also what those live in Japan see). You either live in this ​... Read More » If the United States had the level of technology it has now during WWII, how fast could we have ended the war? John Geare 111.5k views There's a possibility that if we were that advanced, we might not have been in the war, at all. The Japanese would probably NOT have attacked Pearl Harbor, realizing that t...  Read More » What will happen if a country tried to invade/declared war on Switzerland? Christopher Witman, Ex-US Army and Reserve Veteran of ten 10 years w/ an Associates in Military hist 54.5k views Switzerland is like that one kid you had in your school. Every school had one. They werent preppy. They werent a jock or a nerd they were...a little bit of everything. They ...  Read More » Do the Yakuza still exist in Japan? Jill Uchiyama, creator of Legacy films 73.9k views Yes! My first year teaching ESL in Japan was an interesting one. I worked for a company called NOVA (the McDonald's of English schools at the time). The company is no long... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Choose which emails we send you through Email Settings or Unsubscribe.