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A comment on Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by oAlbe on Saturday September 29, 2018 @02:00PM (#18101775)
They aren't wrong. What are you going to do without your ability to produce income? Eat dirt and sleep under a bridge?
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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by fifnir on Sunday September 30, 2018 @04:28PM (#18108215)
I don't doubt it's an important thing, I'm scoffing at "the most important".

Take almost ANY very important historical figure. Was their most important asset their intellect or talent or Idon'tknow, OR their ability to convert those into income?

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