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If you really believe that luck plays such a big role in making you wealthy, why not quit your job, spend all the money you have on blackjack and lottery ticket
by maxharris 10y ago
If you really believe that luck plays such a big role in making you wealthy, why not quit your job, spend all the money you have on blackjack and lottery tickets, and hope for the best?
Go on - what's stopping you?
- mikestew 10y agoGo on - what's stopping you? The fact that I understand context and false equivalencies, which you apparently don't.
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- granfalloon 10y agoBecause working for a living, while still a game of chance, gives me much better odds of coming out ahead, with minimal risk of losing everything in an instant. Plus I get some choice in how the game is played and have the ability to use my personal talents to tilt the odds further in my favor.
- bbctol 10y agoHard work and luck are both necessary and both insufficient for success. That's the very clearly stated argument of the article.