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"Perhaps more worrisome, kids who grow up during tough economic times also tend to believe that luck plays a bigger role in their success, which breeds complace
by keithpeter 15y ago
"Perhaps more worrisome, kids who grow up during tough economic times also tend to believe that luck plays a bigger role in their success, which breeds complacency."
This sentence caught my eye. Could the economic climate be reflected in a person's locus of control?
http://wilderdom.com/psychology/loc/LocusOfControlWhatIs.html http://wilderdom.com/psychology/loc/LocusOfControlWhatIs.htm...
I agree with many views expressed here by the way and thought the article a tad patronising.
- marknutter 15y agoI've been noticing this on sites like Reddit more and more these days. There is a growing sense that wealth is only generated by luck or corruption. It's extremely dangerous thinking.
- etherael 15y agoIt's also not dead wrong which is terribly unfortunate. (this is not to imply that it is dead right either, but ammunition for cynicism definitely isn't good in this instance)