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Re:What’s good career advice you wouldn’t want to have your ... by Judgmentality on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:56PM (#21152111)
I agree with you - you're optimizing for the most likely scenario. My point is even if you play your cards right, you still might lose. In other words, it's better to be lucky than good.
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Re:What’s good career advice you wouldn’t want to have your ... by esmi on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:54AM (#21156187)
OTOH, if you’re bad, it’s much more unlikely luck can save you.
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