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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by hueving on Thursday September 29, 2016 @08:09PM (#12609751)
With that attitude, nobody could ever take any credit for success because there is someone else that had it harder.

"Warren Buffet didn't do anything impressive because he grew up with his parents."

What a petty way to live.

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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by st3v3r on Thursday September 29, 2016 @08:23PM (#12609806)
Warren Buffet doesn't discourage and shit on those who haven't been able to do what he has. Again, I would discount the person's success because they're an asshole, and refusing to acknowledge that they were given many privileges and benefits by pure random luck. Buffet routinely acknowledges that he had lots of help getting to where he is today.
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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by simplemath on Friday September 30, 2016 @12:54AM (#12610580)
thats both a false dichotomy and a strawman.

Well played

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