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Surely the distribution matters too? Even if it is possible to be successful through luck alone, is that necessarily imply that most people are no worse off if
by ghufran_syed 5y ago
Surely the distribution matters too? Even if it is possible to be successful through luck alone, is that necessarily imply that most people are no worse off if they don’t work hard?
- bluefirebrand 5y agoSee this seeks to invert the problem, and it's really sneaky. We should not be so focused on "if you stop working hard, your life will get worse" Instead we should focus on "Is it possible to better your position through hard work alone" and often that's not the case. For many people they have to work hard just to maintain a very low position in society. There is no meaningful chance for them to improve their position through hard work alone, so it's clear that hard work is not sufficient to predict success. I don't care how you define success at this point. It's clear to me that working hard just to barely stay afloat is not it.