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The problem with hustle porn is really how little emphasis is put on luck. They show a grind that translates directly into results, not really talking about dea
by knaik94 8y ago
The problem with hustle porn is really how little emphasis is put on luck. They show a grind that translates directly into results, not really talking about dealing with failure due to things outside of one's control. Yes hard work gets you primed for new opportunities, but luck still plays a role in which opportunities you come across.
- AznHisoka 8y agoThis. It's easy to hustle, and hustle, and work hard, and hustle.. when you've found that product-market fit, or you've found that profitable niche, or you've found that market opportunity. Otherwise, the chances of you succeeding is nil. It's like you're playing World of Warcraft, or Diablo II and can't find that loophole to farm new items. Once you've found that secret, you can then hustle.
- themagician 8y agoThat’s the American way though. Individual success, socialized failure.
- pluma 8y agoLuckily our fellow libertarians are busy promoting "individual success, individualized failure" as an alternative. Because if you're a failure, it shouldn't be our job to provide for you or pay for your recovery, right? Right? /s
- andrewl 8y agoLuck is a part of it for sure. And survivorship bias isn't usually discussed in motivational stories. XKCD has something on it: https://xkcd.com/1827/ https://xkcd.com/1827/
- paulpauper 8y agoNo one wants to listen to a Ted talk in which a successful person attributes his success to luck (although in invoking Cunningham's law I'm sure one exists)
- pluma 8y ago...which begs the question, what is the point of a Ted talk about success stories if they're really just stories of being lucky without admitting that fact? It's a nice bedtime story, yeah, but people look at this crap for inspiration and guidance. "I want to be like that guy" except nothing in the story can be replicated to recreate the same outcome. EDIT: Is "envy porn" a phrase yet?
- arbol 8y agoExcellent.
- refurb 8y agoYeah, but you can’t control luck. The one thing you can control is how hard you work.
- collyw 8y agoThe way I look at it, the more you work the more opportunities you have to have good luck. No guarantee of it. (Kind of like smoking doesn't guarantee you will die of lung cancer, just increases your chances). There are probably smarter ways of increasing your luck though.