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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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