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Re:CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them? by satvikpendem on Sunday December 28, 2025 @08:59PM (#46416608)
It did, and it needed a direction to be pushed towards. Are you familiar with the great man theory of history [0]? It is no different here (well, historians these days use a blend of great man theory and historical materialism as you're stating in your example, as no one theory explains the majority of historical changes).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory

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Re:CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them? by ceejayoz on Sunday December 28, 2025 @09:08PM (#46416677)
How does one distinguish between a great man and a lucky one?
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Re:CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them? by satvikpendem on Sunday December 28, 2025 @09:25PM (#46416810)
Historians don't care about such a distinction, of course. Was Genghis Khan lucky when he conquered half the world?
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Re:CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them? by ceejayoz on Sunday December 28, 2025 @09:40PM (#46416906)
I mean, read his Wiki entry, and you’ll discover he got a really nice coat as a wedding present, which he regifted to a powerful patron.

You can decide if that’s a touch of luck. I’m sure he had a few near misses in combat with an element of luck, too.

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Re:CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them? by satvikpendem on Sunday December 28, 2025 @10:19PM (#46417126)
That's exactly what I mean by my point, it's not all luck, of course it was his skill in uniting the tribes which none had done before.
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Re:CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them? by ceejayoz on Monday December 29, 2025 @09:58AM (#46421372)
It is not all luck, correct.

Some of it is luck. Often quite a bit.

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