Economics

1720 readers

1 users here now

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

612

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates. Behind Every Self-Made Billionaire is a Father with Money (mohaboelez.medium.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

96 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it's both. I've always subscribed to the idea that you create your own luck in a way. As in, working hard will allow you more "lucky" opportunities, but it doesn't guarantee them. There are certainly people who will never get lucky despite working hard, and there are those who will fall upwards despite doing the bare minimum. As long as you make a comfortable living I wouldn't stress over it, and try to help those who are less lucky around you when you can.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago

I look at this as a systemic problem, sort of like a rigged game. The dice is loaded in favor of people who have more opportunities, and statistically they're the ones who end up being successful. I think we should strive to have social systems that afford good opportunities to everyone, so you don't have to win the birth lottery to have a good chance at success. I feel that I'm one of the lucky people who make a comfortable living, but I don't think it should be a privilege.