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What a horrifically uncharitable assumption to make. Why not just actually argue the point you want to make rather than resorting to not-so-subtle personal att
by __blockcipher__ 7y ago
What a horrifically uncharitable assumption to make.
Why not just actually argue the point you want to make rather than resorting to not-so-subtle personal attacks?
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIt’s uncharitable to have a disdain for those without empathy when a large component of success is luck? If you think success is guaranteed with grit and hard work, you are woefully misinformed. You can do everything right and still fail hard. “Personal responsibility” is a dog whistle for the willful ignorance of the necessity of government regulation and social safety nets.
- geggam 7y agoGranted I only have 5 decades of perspective but I have noticed people who get lucky tend to be the ones who dont quit. The ones who quit tend to call those who dont quit lucky.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoAnd those who don’t quit and still die in the gutter? “Lack of hustle”? Your five decades is a drop in the bucket of human experience. I recommend more empathy and introspection on suffering of your fellow human.
- geggam 7y agoI am not the only person with this perspective. Some very accomplished people agree with me. “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson You don't know that dying in a gutter was actually better than the other option for their life.
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- ceejayoz 7y agoEmerson received a substantial inheritance from his first wife's estate, which gave him built-in income of about $30k/year (inflation adjusted). Lucky people often prefer to pretend it was all hard work, but that kind of financial cushion makes a big difference.
- geggam 7y agoYou saying he lucked into a marriage ? Marriage is work. This I do know.
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- Drakim 7y agoThe ones that die from medical conditions because they can't afford treatment you don't "notice" at all, since they are dead and gone.
- geggam 7y agoThe dead dont care