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At least they sent the application, that was effort. So it can't be 100% luck right?

• Noaidi 4mo ago
  I did not say it was all luck. I said if any part of the outcome depends on luck, effort is meaningless when it come to the result. This is not to say that doing nothing is better, I am just being realistic.
  • tombert 4mo ago
    But even going with your examples, effort isn't "meaningless", it's insufficient.
  • tripledry 4mo ago
    I might have misunderstood as english is not my native language but the 100% doesn't sit right with me in the original sentence. In general I feel people downplay the effects of luck by a lot. My thinking is that the effort is everything but meaningless, in fact it's probably the only thing you can control.