I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35 (2020)

Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by gonzo41 on Thursday April 07, 2022 @04:02AM (#30941892)

Elon had starting capital. Never forget that he had the ability to have a soft landing all his life.

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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by dagw on Thursday April 07, 2022 @04:15AM (#30941967)

Elon had starting capital.

So do millions of people. The vast majority end up doing absolutely nothing of interest or value with it.

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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by goodpoint on Thursday April 07, 2022 @06:09AM (#30942641)

Starting capital and social connections is like having thousands of lottery tickets.

You need to be smart enough to check the winning numbers, but that's far from enough to win.

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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by bayesian_horse on Thursday April 07, 2022 @04:36AM (#30942083)

Elon Musk also definitely had a lot of luck.

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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by refurb on Thursday April 07, 2022 @07:18AM (#30943028)

If you got the capital he had could you replicate Tesla’s success?

I know I couldn’t.

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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by daqhris on Friday April 08, 2022 @08:50AM (#30956217)

Every immigrant has starting capital, be it money or knowledge or courage. What you make out of it is totally uncertain. Do you know there used a time when he was a broke teenager, in a foreign individualist society, scrambling for cash to pay rent or take a shower?

Let's see what that Prince from England will do in the next five years in North America. He's got all it takes to succeed in a capitalist country. So, can we expect for him a much brighter financial success than Musk's? I have many doubts.

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