Beckiezra’s Reviews > Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever > Status Update

Oh no, I’m scared of this ramp as a person who can walk, I fear he’s going to drive right off the edge in a sweaty finger mishap

Finally, the money issue solved, but so much stress to get there. At the same time I feel like it could’ve been avoided if he hadn’t just rushed into Oxford without the costs actually figured out, he ridiculously underestimated the cost of his own care.

How do you accidentally turn an attempted handshake into a face slap??? And how does everyone pretend it didn’t happen? Politicians are a different breed I guess, all about the gaslighting, if I ignore it it didn’t happen, everyone let’s be delusional together…

The rich dude is even worse than I thought! Instead of doing something he so easily could he’s going to torture the disabled guy for the rest of the school year before covering the difference. What a savior complex, what a terrible human being…

How ridiculous is it that there are people who can instantly drop 50k on someone they meet at a party and they probably think they’re so magnanimous improving someone’s life when there are literally billions of people just as deserving and in need as that one party goer?

Judy’s job is kind of awesome, get to go to class and take notes, all the fun of school without the stress of having to take tests or write papers.

Honestly, after hearing his previous experiences, following the rules of a fire drill seems not as bad as it did at the start of the book…

No offense to his “genius and influence as a disabled person,” but I think Oxford will do just fine without his contributions to “their reputation and financial success.” Were any of these actual conversations people had with him or just the way he wants to dramatize his life?

I don’t find it unreasonable for a school not to cover costs for an aide, but I also see his point that a disabled student wouldn’t be able to attend a school without an aide. I just don’t know enough about free colleges to know what is reasonable. In the US it’s an obvious no, you’ve got to provide your own support, but in a place where school is covered an aide seems reasonable as part of the support

Do they do college different in South Africa? Going to college at 18 is the general expectation for people going to college here… I’m kind of stunned at every good turn that this guy gets, the networking behind his success is insane. And how did he go to school in Canada and not have these same care aide issues? Just wasn’t as disabled yet or just trying to build up the Oxford opposition he overcame?