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The single best advice I ever received is "Think probabilities, not possibilities." I'm not denying that it is possible that an illiterate girl from a low-inco
by yen223 12y ago
The single best advice I ever received is "Think probabilities, not possibilities."
I'm not denying that it is possible that an illiterate girl from a low-income family in Mali could overcome every obstacle and build a successful start-up. But how much would you bet on that happening? Do you also think that her success will negate the hardships that other folks in her position face?
- morganvachon 12y agoI don't disagree with you, my issue was that yen223 was speaking in absolutes when there is no such thing, in the business world or life in general. Maybe I'm just being pedantic about yen223's wording, but it sounded to me like he was trying to say "You're poor? Don't bother breathing, prole". It was dismissive and classist. But then, I grew up poor, so I'm sure there's bias at work on my part.