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IQ, country, time born, etc are all forms of luck, of course, but it's worth distinguishing that luck from luck of experience that happens later in life.
by ikeboy 10y ago
IQ, country, time born, etc are all forms of luck, of course, but it's worth distinguishing that luck from luck of experience that happens later in life.
- jacques_chester 10y agoThe difficulty is that we draw the distinction using available examples of successful individuals and companies. This sample is fantastically biased due to survivorship. Without a complete record of all the failures of equivalent intelligence, drive, experience etc, it's not possible to fairly attribute to luck or to personal characteristics.