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I guess at least some people realize how insulting you are.

"Luck" is often a reason given by losers. It's the argument that shifts blame away from their own poor, often stupid decisions. It's used by losers when it comes to starting and running businesses, just like it's used by losers who failed to buy-in on cryptos or stocks when they were low.

"Oh, your business actually took off? You got lucky!"

"Oh so btc hit 69k? You got lucky."

They talk as if they had any clue whatsoever (because to make the assessment you need to understand the matter at hand), but if that was the case, they'd be amongst the actually objectively successfull people.

So ... yeah, right. I didn't make the right decisions at the right time to make sure [project] works out, after doing lots of research. No, I just got lucky. I didn't put hard work into [my project], I just got lucky.

Fuck. You.

It's not luck. No. It's simply not being a clueless loser. It's "putting hard work into reaching your goal". It's "not giving up". It's "standing your ground against the losers who want you to fail".

If these people you're mentioning, were so smart, they'd be rich.

Now take a good fucking guess why they're not.




What a load of crap. Being a hard worker is not causation for being rich. That's such a naive take.

How many people working 3 jobs you know are billionaires? Even millionaires? Are those not hard working people?

Yeah, citing crypto, which is literally gambling, tells me the kind of argument you have.

Not sure why the personal attacks are necessary.


I don’t understand why you are being downvoted.

Can folks who downvote please explain why?

Because survivorship is a real thing and becoming a billionaire isn’t just down to hard work or resilience.


It's simply easier to down vote than it is to have a conversation. Especially with strong arguments.

The fact is: people want to believe hard work leads to success. It's a nice thought.

Many people center their entire lives around this concept. If someone challenges it, it can make them very angry.

> isn’t just down to hard work or resilience.

I'd argue it's never down to either of those. These are way too common to be relevant in the equation. Imagine if I told you all hard working resilient people were billionaires. I'd be factually incorrect and be rightfully called crazy.

But when folks don't say it out loud and instead only imply, it's suddenly accurate. Makes no sense.




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