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Re:Why are some people so much luckier than others? by localhorse on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @03:08PM (#8104295)
> But, there is an element of random chance that exists outside our control and always will.

Certainly. But - statistically speaking - this would affect everyone the same way, positively or negatively. You're talking about chance, not luck as a property or attribute that someone can have more of than someone else. It might seem that way, depending on your sample size, but that's not really how it works.

Re:Why are some people so much luckier than others? by jqm on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @07:08PM (#8105503)
Maybe what you are calling luck I call chance.

Just for fun I looked the word up. It turns out that either definition can apply.

I just take exception to the idea that everything is in our control. It isn't. Some events our out of control and often we don't even see what's coming.