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Dumb luck? What is dumb luck? So the wealth differences between a high school drop out and a college grad can largely be attributed to this "dumb luck"?
by sudoke 8y ago
Dumb luck? What is dumb luck? So the wealth differences between a high school drop out and a college grad can largely be attributed to this "dumb luck"?
- Can_Not 8y agoIt's "dumb luck" that my parents were middle class instead of drug addicts, it's "dumb luck" that I was born and raised in the USA instead of a place without electricity and running water. It's "dumb luck" that I was raised somewhere where the walls weren't poisoning me with lead during my child-hood. It's "dumb luck" that I wasn't raised in a ghetto where the only kind of success anyone knew about was in joining a gang or leaving forever. Dumb luck is also being born into a family where you'll inherit millions of dollars, but tell everyone you worked hard for it.
- ada1981 8y agoProbably yes. The factors that align to support someone to have access to and finish college vs. drop out have a lot to do with "luck". Also, maybe I was lucky to have been able to come across stuff like this in my life to better shape my view of reality: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-rol...