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> had been gifted the wealth elmu was, they could have turned it into more wealth the way elmu has I definitely would have not done that. I am not that ambitio

• ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
  > I definitely would have not done that I understand and acknowledge that, and tried to account for it in the full sentence, of which you only quoted half. The relevant portion is italicized below: > if someone (perhaps, self-admittedly, not you) had been gifted the wealth elmu was, they could have turned it into more wealth the way elmu has
  • parineum 3y ago
    Isn't that completely torpedoing your point though? Elon might have had a head start but he still lapped me 16 times on the way to where he is now. If everyone had the exact same head start he did (or didn't, it seems disputed), we all wouldn't have achieved what he has. Just because he had a head start that we would all have liked to have doesn't mean we all could have accomplished what he has. It'd be like dismissing an MLB pitcher throwing a perfect game because his parents could afford to send him to private coaches.
    • ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
      > Isn't that completely torpedoing your point though? why would it? You aren't everybody, or anybody else but you, so saying you wouldn't want to do it doesn't really have any affect on the point (especially since we're discussing ability, not ambition)