Re:Don’t Tell Your Friends They’re Lucky
by AndrewKemendo on Thursday January 19, 2017 @01:17PM
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We systematically waste the human capability of millions of people because the system essentially randomly gives much better opportunity to some over others.
Why can't you both be right? In my experience I've seen a lot of lucky failures because they had no work ethic. I've also seen a lot of hard working amazing people fail because they weren't lucky.
"Luck favors the prepared [mind]" is the perfect middle ground on your positions.
I'm willing to tolerate an amount of "unfairness" in people getting help they "don't deserve", while he finds this very offensive.
To be fair, you both are willing to tolerate unfairness, the difference is likely from where that unfairness originates.
Why can't you both be right? In my experience I've seen a lot of lucky failures because they had no work ethic. I've also seen a lot of hard working amazing people fail because they weren't lucky.
"Luck favors the prepared [mind]" is the perfect middle ground on your positions.
I'm willing to tolerate an amount of "unfairness" in people getting help they "don't deserve", while he finds this very offensive.
To be fair, you both are willing to tolerate unfairness, the difference is likely from where that unfairness originates.