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I don't think I quoted out of context. You seemed to be identifying people being taken out of the "successful pool." Here is the context: "1000 possible billio
by tensor 14y ago
I don't think I quoted out of context. You seemed to be identifying people being taken out of the "successful pool." Here is the context:
"1000 possible billionaires are born everyday. Most die in the third world. The remainder come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Cuts that to about 100. Of those 100, few are located in places like Silicon Valley. Now you are around 10. Of these 10, some go study medicine/law/engineering and disappear from the pool. Down to 1-2. Most of these guys fail."
- confluence 14y ago> Most of these guys fail. That's my point. That's key. But note that I did not exclude the possibility of a Peter Thiel - which is what you imply. I was merely indicating that hero worship of people is rarely a good idea (for reasons previously stated) - that is all I have to say on this topic.
- tensor 14y agoThat did not come across at all in your post. But thank you for clarifying. I agree completely.