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Re:Flowers for Algernon (1965) [pdf] by Ferret7446 on Monday March 11, 2024 @06:22PM (#39673894)
Unfortunately my experience disagrees. Past a certain threshold, effort does indeed matter more, but most people don't meet that threshold.

If you're here, then there's a good chance you're in a social bubble where you rarely interact with people below that threshold.

Re:Flowers for Algernon (1965) [pdf] by mcmoor on Monday March 11, 2024 @08:52PM (#39674898)
I thought it's the inverse. There is a point where effort no longer matters because of talent, but people are rarely even close to that. So mostly people are defined by their effort.