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Re:What's behind rich people pretending to be self-made? by BMFX on Monday January 29, 2018 @11:35PM (#16262921)
The problem with that, you are always asking someone todo something. I am not disagreeing that some people have a stronger safety net, but everyone has to ask somebody for something to succeed. Very rarely can you just succeed without outside influence. Be it a random connection or someone you grew up living next door to.
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Re:What's behind rich people pretending to be self-made? by stochastic_monk on Monday January 29, 2018 @11:59PM (#16262989)
I agree that you need help, but I think the difference is not having a personal safety net and “earning” help from others by doing good work, not having it handed to you by default.

There’s always chance, but I see a distinction.

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