Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno libertarians.

Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by roc on Thursday August 20, 2009 @01:17PM (#775519)

I interpreted the dot com comments as an example of the larger point about the disconnect between 'being smart/working hard' and 'success'.

E.g. People get rich without being smart or working hard. They also don't get rich by being smart and working hard.

Ergo Rand-ian assumptions are debatable and their conclusions in serious doubt.

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Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by pyre on Thursday August 20, 2009 @01:56PM (#775652)

I think there are few people that get rich without working hard or being 'smart'... but it depends on your definition of 'smart.' There are plenty of people that have gotten rich by being clever, while not well educated.

[ This obviously excludes people that have obtained wealth as some sort of 'birthright' ]

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