Today is Charlie Munger's 99th birthday

Re:Today is Charlie Munger's 99th birthday by crossroadsguy on Sunday January 01, 2023 @02:38PM (#34209946)

Then how would you say he was not deserving of the place?

OP apparently isn’t talking about the subject’s brilliance or so. I think the OP is talking specifically about the rule bending for the rich.

> … his family connections certainly helped, but …

Put few people with similar background — except the socioeconomic part of their backgrounds in the same situation and see whether they would have made it.

I doubt it. So, I’d say you can omit the “but”.

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Re:Today is Charlie Munger's 99th birthday by caminante on Sunday January 01, 2023 @04:53PM (#34211383)

> ...not deserving of the place?

FYI, you have it backwards. The parent said Munger was deserving.

> I doubt it.

Exceptionally bright people exist. Had Munger not gone to HLS immediately or at all, I wouldn't bet against him doing exceptionally well (still top 1% of 1% of business outcomes).

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