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I think people need to get away from this mentality that you deserve to be a billionaire because of your qualities. Being a billionaire has very little to do w

by fruzz 13y ago

I think people need to get away from this mentality that you deserve to be a billionaire because of your qualities. Being a billionaire has very little to do with you. It is more a testament to the wealth of your parents, the gender you were born in, the colour of your skin, and luck. I have no doubt many possess wonderful qualities too, but that doesn't set billionaires apart from the rest of the population. It's what makes them a part of it.

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JonFish85 13y ago
Great! Glad we can just discount an extreme attention to detail but also the ability to look past the trees to see the forest. I'm sure that having the knack for seeing an opportunity and jumping at it is pretty much just a blip on the radar. And the ability to convince your friends & coworkers that your dream is do-able and great is second to just shrug luck. There are some billionaires who inherited their money. There are some who lucked out with investments. Your last statement makes no sense. What sets them apart from the rest of the population definitely does involve their "wonderful qualities". Sure, luck plays a big role in things. It takes a combination of other things too: hard work, an unwillingness to settle for "meh, good enough", an ability to convince other people (employees, investors) to believe in you and the ability to know your own weaknesses and bring in people to solve those weaknesses. Let's not just lump these all into the "and the rest" category.
- justinsteele 13y ago
  I just read a book that I think would be enjoyable for anyone who has either internally or externally debated these things; "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell. It's easy to credit them with hard work and think they deserve it. The biggest thing I notice is how many thousands (millions) of other people in the world have the exact same traits ("Seeing past the trees", "Ability to convince other people to believe in you", etc) and fail in our world.

by fruzz 13y ago

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JonFish85 13y ago

Great! Glad we can just discount an extreme attention to detail but also the ability to look past the trees to see the forest. I'm sure that having the knack for seeing an opportunity and jumping at it is pretty much just a blip on the radar. And the ability to convince your friends & coworkers that your dream is do-able and great is second to just shrug luck. There are some billionaires who inherited their money. There are some who lucked out with investments. Your last statement makes no sense. What sets them apart from the rest of the population definitely does involve their "wonderful qualities". Sure, luck plays a big role in things. It takes a combination of other things too: hard work, an unwillingness to settle for "meh, good enough", an ability to convince other people (employees, investors) to believe in you and the ability to know your own weaknesses and bring in people to solve those weaknesses. Let's not just lump these all into the "and the rest" category.

justinsteele 13y ago
I just read a book that I think would be enjoyable for anyone who has either internally or externally debated these things; "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell. It's easy to credit them with hard work and think they deserve it. The biggest thing I notice is how many thousands (millions) of other people in the world have the exact same traits ("Seeing past the trees", "Ability to convince other people to believe in you", etc) and fail in our world.