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>by being excited and interested in trying to get out of my circumstances. There are a lot of people who are "excited and interested" and never amount to anyth
by annyeonghada 4y ago
>by being excited and interested in trying to get out of my circumstances.
There are a lot of people who are "excited and interested" and never amount to anything because of the above mentioned "circumstances" that you were able to overcome, given a series of factors: natural predisposition, hard work, luck, gravity of the initial conditions and so on. Textbook survivorship bias.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoI acknowledged the role that luck played in my post, I'm fully aware that I'm a survivor. Unless you're saying my insight is incorrect, I'm simply saying what I think will improve the odds, not guarantee victory. I'm not sure why you're replying to me about this.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoWhere does personal agency end and circumstances begin? A good work ethic isn't "luck". If someone has a good work ethic it's because the people in their life when they were growing up worked their butts off to give it to them. People don't escape poverty because of luck (look at lottery winner outcomes). They escape poverty after about three decades of hard work toward that goal, usually spread across multiple generations. >Textbook survivorship bias. Textbook "doesn't fit my narrative, find a way to discount it" bias.
- jodrellblank 4y agoIf being born to a wealthy family is "luck" then being born to a family who will work their butt off to give you a good start is also "luck". > "Where does personal agency end and circumstances begin?" If it's "I choose to work harder", it's personal agency. If it's "we're voting away support systems because I turned out OK and you should just work harder" it's not.