Some people aren't very self aware of their own bubble and how luck plays a role in their life.

heavensteeth 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

who's to say OP hasn't suffered or otherwise disadvantaged himself in upholding that moral?

Exactly. Plus, many people don't seem to understand the word "avoid" (it's come up in my own bubble recently). It doesn't mean "never." For example, a vegan would not say "I avoid eating meat." Furthermore, because someone successfully avoids now doesn't mean they went through a period of being unable to in order to earn the privilege to do so regularly.

	▲	aziaziazi 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Your exemple says much more: a short definition of veganism may use "never" and not "avoid", but a more complete, thoughtful definition encompass catches it: > [...] which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable [...] https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism

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bcrosby95 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Pointing to luck renders all advice meaningless.

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jdiff 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Much advice is meaningless, baseless post-mortem correlations from people trying to justify their own success.

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rexpop 2 days ago | parent [-]

"Buy more lottery tickets!"

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teravor 2 days ago | parent [-]

no, it's "buy lottery tickets to exclusive lotteries".

the ability to enter such lotteries is where success lies. either through connections or ability.

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harimau777 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

If you need connections and ability then you are back to luck.

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smcg 2 days ago | parent [-]

those can be cultivated.

	▲	harimau777 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		To a degree maybe but the degree differs dramatically for different people. To give an extreme, someone with a significant disability growing up in an impoverished family in the middle of nowhere is generally going to have very little opportunity to cultivate connections and ability.

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rexpop 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

In my metaphor, "lottery winners" is already representing exclusivity.

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esseph 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Luck can mean opportunity, but doesn't reflect on capability, availability,or outcome.

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bluGill 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

People who say that tend to make their own bad luck and not get nearly as far in life.

Not that luck doesn't have a role, but everybody gets it.