> Deciding that one's life is all about luck is a miserable way to live. It means one has no agency, no choice, no way to make one's life better. No one seriou

> Deciding that one's life is all about luck is a miserable way to live. It means one has no agency, no choice, no way to make one's life better. No one serious is saying life is all about luck, but there's been a long-held view that bad outcomes are solely due to bad choices and good outcomes solely due to bad choices. It's a good thing to recognize that there's a significant degree of luck involved in both directions, and that you're not a stupid fool for not foreseeing the 2008 financial crisis, for instance, or that you're not a flawless genius for making a few fortuitous business decisions. It can return a sense of control/agency back to people who've had a string of bad luck despite seemingly careful planning, and should humble people who've had a string of good luck so they don't get too big a head.