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As someone who has been incredibly lucky _and_ has worked very hard to surpass a rough start, I think it simply helps to have a thorough understanding of what i

As someone who has been incredibly lucky _and_ has worked very hard to surpass a rough start, I think it simply helps to have a thorough understanding of what it means to be lucky. You could be the best [whatever] in the world, but if you're on your couch and disconnected, nobody will ever notice. Luck would literally have to come and hunt you down at random. If you're pretty good at [whatever] but at the right places (including virtually) and meeting the right people, luck will work far better for you. In both cases, luck is important. You can be among the best and be at every conference and active on every forum, and do well in every competition, and be first to launch with every idea, and get funded every time, and still lose badly, repeatedly. Which is why we like to say it's important to get used to losing. Because even if you're very good and always in the right places at the right times with the right people - you _still_ need luck. You just need less luck than someone who isn't showing up every day. And a lot less luck than someone literally doing nothing in the middle of nowhere. But you still need luck.

rajin444 5y ago
Everything is luck. You ability to learn, acquire and utilize knowledge, physical ability, not getting struck by lightning, being able to play basketball at the level of Lebron James, etc. None if it was earned - some dice were rolled when you were born and that's it. > You could be the best [whatever] in the world, but if you're on your couch and disconnected, nobody will ever notice. That is entirely based on luck. Were you born with the correct genetics and environment to get you off your couch or not? > You can be among the best and be at every conference and active on every forum, and do well in every competition, and be first to launch with every idea, and get funded every time, and still lose badly, repeatedly There's no difference between getting struck by lightning or being born with the right genetics that give you determination, intelligence, work ethic, etc. All luck. I don't get this fixation with acknowledging how lucky one is when all of it is luck. We should be concerned with optimizing society so that we get to a point where no human has to struggle any more.
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rajin444 5y ago

Everything is luck. You ability to learn, acquire and utilize knowledge, physical ability, not getting struck by lightning, being able to play basketball at the level of Lebron James, etc. None if it was earned - some dice were rolled when you were born and that's it. > You could be the best [whatever] in the world, but if you're on your couch and disconnected, nobody will ever notice. That is entirely based on luck. Were you born with the correct genetics and environment to get you off your couch or not? > You can be among the best and be at every conference and active on every forum, and do well in every competition, and be first to launch with every idea, and get funded every time, and still lose badly, repeatedly There's no difference between getting struck by lightning or being born with the right genetics that give you determination, intelligence, work ethic, etc. All luck. I don't get this fixation with acknowledging how lucky one is when all of it is luck. We should be concerned with optimizing society so that we get to a point where no human has to struggle any more.

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