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I think believing in this kind of determinism is harmful, mostly to the individual who holds the belief, but also at scale, when many fools hold this belief. It
by VoodooJuJu 3y ago
I think believing in this kind of determinism is harmful, mostly to the individual who holds the belief, but also at scale, when many fools hold this belief. It makes you ripe for exploitation and deceives you into being or staying a loser, "oh if only I had that arcane magic ability that he has...". Fortune, grit, and deception [1] make kings, not some kind of magic superhuman sixth sense.
[1] Deception also prevents the making of kings, as in the case of the man who believes magic is what he'll need to succeed, and it's this magic he doesn't have.
- ldjkfkdsjnv 3y agoNo its just the reality in a capitalist economy. Human beings are normally distributed, by definition there are people on the far right tail of ability. Its a numbers game.
- mshron 3y agoEh. I studied math at an elite university with a lot of people who ended up at these secretive quant hedge funds. They're undeniably brilliant, and as per GP also extremely motivated and hard working (brilliance alone doesn't cut it!). They're also heavily dependent on collaboration with others, availability of data, the existence of the right tools, and so on. Unlike in comic books, raw intelligence alone doesn't get you very far. But put a bunch of very smart people together for a decade+ with a lot of money on their hands and you can definitely make magic happen.
- ldjkfkdsjnv 3y agoAcademic achievement doesnt mean someone can come up with new things.
- RandomLensman 3y agoLeading people in their fields tend to come up with or find new things.
- paulpauper 3y agoUnlike in comic books, raw intelligence alone doesn't get you very far. what about solo tech start-ups?
- foobarian 3y ago> Fortune, grit, and deception Well yeah so now instead of a super intellect you need grit. Good luck with that if you're born a low energy lazy person. :-)
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