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Re:Do success stories cause false beliefs about success? by nickpp on Sunday January 16, 2022 @09:07AM (#29956069)
Actually location is the most important indicative of success in life. So if you were born in the USA you already won such a lottery that it completely dwarfs the rest of influences on your chances of success.

As to rich parents - that can't be an important indicator, just by considering how many more rich people are in the current generation compared to the previous one: who helped them?!

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Re:Do success stories cause false beliefs about success? by DarylZero on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @07:20AM (#29978017)
> how many more rich people are in the current generation compared to the previous one

Fewer isn't it? There is _increasing_ inequality.

Anyway, it's structural, whether the social systems deliver the economic product to a smaller number or larger number of people. It's not down to differences between individuals receiving or not receiving the product.

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Re:Do success stories cause false beliefs about success? by WalterBright on Sunday January 16, 2022 @02:01PM (#29958785)
I am indeed talking about living in a free country, like the USA. Communist societies actively destroy anyone who is successful.
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