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A comment on Heroku founder Adam Wiggins: The Legacy of the Self-Made Man (2008). Parent comment

Re:Heroku founder Adam Wiggins: The Legacy of the Self-Made ... by dschobel on Sunday December 26, 2010 @09:15AM (#2040559)
Just because progress or achievement necessarily occurs in some social context does not mean it comes about as a result of it.

The fact that your criticism can be levied against any result in the world should give you a hint as to just how vapid of an idea it is.

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Re:Heroku founder Adam Wiggins: The Legacy of the Self-Made ... by zachrose on Monday December 27, 2010 @01:10AM (#2041941)
> Just because progress or achievement necessarily occurs in some social context does not mean it comes about as a result of it.

But it is fair to say that progress and achievement depend on a certain level of social support, right? How many tech entrepeneurs come from abusive homes with no food?

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