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Re:The Western Elite from a Chinese Perspective by theonething on Friday November 24, 2017 @09:06PM (#15774052)
To be born with the genetics to be smart and hardworking is out of our control. So smart and hardworking can be considered circumstances we are born into as well.
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Re:The Western Elite from a Chinese Perspective by Exo_Tartarus on Saturday November 25, 2017 @08:43PM (#15779033)
Agreed. And I'll go one further: there is no free will. But the point holds
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Re:The Western Elite from a Chinese Perspective by coolaliasbro on Monday November 27, 2017 @10:15AM (#15787896)
I mostly agree with this sentiment (though I grant that there may be other, more nuanced views with which I might also agree) and find its implication a little startling: that one's life is really "One's Life: The Movie".
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