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tell that to start-up founders and people trying to be athletes as well

• rwallace 10y ago
  My remarks were certainly addressed also, by the same logic, to people trying to become Olympic athletes. Founding a startup isn't quite the same, because there isn't so much a fixed quota of startups. It is possible to win without having to make ten thousand other people lose.
  • munin 10y ago
    you'll only find out for sure if you'll lose when you try. if you don't try, you definitely lose. should we select movie stars, athletes, and professors at birth? via lottery?
    • rwallace 10y ago
      > you'll only find out for sure if you'll lose when you try. if you don't try, you definitely lose. If you're going to follow that philosophy, you're better off buying a lottery ticket. They're a lot cheaper. > should we select movie stars, athletes, and professors at birth? via lottery? I'll bite that bullet. Partial allocation by lottery would be a lot less cruel and wasteful than the current system of full allocation by sacrifice.