Where you are born is more predictive of your future than any other factor

Re:Where you are born is more predictive of your future than... by madiathomas on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:02AM (#20993934)

Maybe he isn't talking about becoming a dollar billionaire at an early age at any community. Maybe he is talking top in the context of that community. If he was born in a remote village of a third world country, maybe he was going to rise to the top and have more cattle than anyone else, but globally, he was going to be a successful but an unknown herdman.

Edit: Removed confusing Latin terms.

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Re:Where you are born is more predictive of your future than... by MagnumOpus on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:33AM (#20994185)

> persona non grata

That phrase does not mean what you think it means. You're looking for the words "person of no consequence".

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Re:Where you are born is more predictive of your future than... by madiathomas on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:33AM (#20994846)

Sorry. I thought it can also be used for an "insignificant person". I will avoid Latin terms next time.

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Re:Where you are born is more predictive of your future than... by jaynetics on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:33AM (#20994186)

persona non grata = unpleasant person. You probably meant "unknown person"? (I don't think there's a canonical Latin phrase for that.)

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Re:Where you are born is more predictive of your future than... by madiathomas on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:34AM (#20994850)

Yes. That's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion.

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