Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019)
by c22 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @03:48PM
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It doesn't make any sense to talk about "losing" progress. Either you're progressing or you're not. What you're potentially losing here is "speed of progress" which may or may not turn out to be beneficial to this planet's inhabitants over the long run.
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Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019)
by Dudeman112 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:04PM
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I think you are hanging to the literal meaning of the expression they used instead of the metaphorical (aka the progress wouldn't have been achieved).
As a side note:
>It doesn't make any sense to talk about "losing" progress.
Haven't you (or someone you know) ever lost progress because of a power failure? ;)
Yes, I will accept your definition of losing progress.
I'm arguing that the progress will get achieved with or without the greedy actors, and possibly even in a "better" way, overall.