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Where 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
by throwaway0a5e 4y ago
Where 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.