pretty lazy article, the answer is both are necessary if you are talking about outlier success hard work will typically at least lead to a good outcome, but of

pretty lazy article, the answer is both are necessary if you are talking about outlier success hard work will typically at least lead to a good outcome, but often not a great outcome, so it's still a good idea, but of course hard working people are often taken advantage of by sociopaths see: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-... as we in the west have burned through our cultural infrastructure of reciprocity and solidarity, appeals to "hard work" are going to ring increasingly hollow to young people priced out of the life their parents had, i don't blame my young students for their cynicism