There are a set of these “false beliefs” people can hold that are clearly untrue but are beneficial to them in other ways. This one about “hard work leads to success” is a very powerful one. Lean the hell into it if you ever come across an opportunity to!

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__s 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Is it really false? You can go on about survivorship bias but in the end a prerequisite is necessary for opportunity/chance

Can't win the lottery if you never buy any tickets

	▲	kadoban 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Is it really false? Even your own analogy for it is buying a lottery ticket. Does buying a lottery ticket "lead to success"? Only if your picture of what that looks like focuses on only the winners.