I was not referring to these other countries concerning myself or opportunities I had or did not have. I mentioned these countries because I have lived among the rich and the poor in several different countries. I have observed different ways of thinking and looking at the world and reality. Thru the eyes of different cultures. I have seen the extremely poor transcend their poverty..not give up..and eventually better themselves and their families. I have seen other poor in the same environment..same opportunities (or as you would say ..lack of opportunities) stay poor because their thinking about reality bound them to poverty and they could never break free from it. Do you not understand this or why this was so?
The radical moral implications of luck in human life
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I was not referring to these other countries concerning myself or opportunities I had or did not have. I mentioned these countries because I have lived among the rich and the poor in several different countries. I have observed different ways of thinking and looking at the world and reality. Thru the eyes of different cultures. I have seen the extremely poor transcend their poverty..not give up..and eventually better themselves and their families. I have seen other poor in the same environment..same opportunities (or as you would say ..lack of opportunities) stay poor because their thinking about reality bound them to poverty and they could never break free from it. Do you not understand this or why this was so?
Well if I could find no escape from my tormentors (and I would certainly try) then my belief about an afterlife and a better world would sustain me until death. I would face death with as much dignity as I could and would well ..just die...I would be going to a better place anyway (regardless of whether you believe in such a place or not as your belief does not hinder my belief).
Nothing good is ever easy. San Pedro Sula in Honduras was a few years ago rated as the most dangerous city in the Entire World. I have walked it’s streets at night. I have been in many dangerous neighborhoods controlled by gangs and cold blooded murders. Yes there are obstacles to overcome in such an environment. But....to open a pizza business in America has it’s obstacles too. Lic...building...paying employees...insurance...learning to make pizza...becoming a better deal than one's competition. The taxes you have to pay. I have owned and operated more than one business in the good ole USA. None were ever easy. They all required overcoming obstacles and a “can do” belief and a WILLINGNESS to do WHATEVER it took to be a successful business.
I can’t comment on choosing my parents..skin color...place of birth as I don’t remember doing any of that. I do remember the day I was born. The doc turned me upside down held me by my legs and slapped me on my rear end. I in turn punched him in the nose and warned him if he EVER did that again i was gonna clean his plow for him....just kidding...LOL
Yes, but what is programmed into that brain can make a huge difference.
I attribute a large chunk of the good things that have happened to me a combination of taking a lot of action & risk, the rest is good luck for sure. The older you get the more likely life's experiences will teach you just how little you really control.
Nearly all of the richest traders speak of their good luck as that invincible force that put them over the top. Luck in were they were born, their parents influence, the people they meet, their health, & being in the right place & the right time, etc.
Some of us can turn bad luck into good luck, if we work our tails off & are lucky.
“Luck, is largely responsible for my reputation for genius. I don’t walk into the office in the morning and say, ‘Am I smart today?’ I walk in and wonder, ‘Am I lucky today?’” James Simons
Nearly all of the richest traders speak of their good luck as that invincible force that put them over the top. Luck in were they were born, their parents influence, the people they meet, their health, & being in the right place & the right time, etc.
Some of us can turn bad luck into good luck, if we work our tails off & are lucky.
“Luck, is largely responsible for my reputation for genius. I don’t walk into the office in the morning and say, ‘Am I smart today?’ I walk in and wonder, ‘Am I lucky today?’” James Simons
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Does this mean lady luck has favorites and discriminates? Or as Henry Ford said. “The harder I work the luckier I get.” I would add smarter to harder.
The article is pathetic. No one owes anyone equal opportunity. You eat what you kill. I know plenty of first generation Canadians who came here without much and most now have either well paying 100k+ a year jobs or a business. They had no connections and didnt speak english when they came here. Most had to deliver pizza or work dirty manual labour jobs while supporting families to get started. Vox is a garbage leftist media publication. The message is terrible for young people starting life right now. Instead of looking for solutions, they just look for places to blame.