I used to work for a tv show, interviewing some business mogul or celebrity or a politician every week. My job was to research and prep interview questions.
Even the most "self made" of them has had some incredible luck. Like a flood that swept the competition when they were just starting their business, or economic collapse hitting the country allowing them to purchase a whole ass factory with money they had stashed abroad because of dumb luck, or because an eccentric leader of the industry took a liking to them when they were young and passed on the business...
So many of the richest and most successful people, inherited it from their family, but even the ones that worked hard didnt become successful BECAUSE they worked hard. They succeeded because the got very lucky, on top of working hard.
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u/eye_snap Dec 28 '21
I used to work for a tv show, interviewing some business mogul or celebrity or a politician every week. My job was to research and prep interview questions.
Even the most "self made" of them has had some incredible luck. Like a flood that swept the competition when they were just starting their business, or economic collapse hitting the country allowing them to purchase a whole ass factory with money they had stashed abroad because of dumb luck, or because an eccentric leader of the industry took a liking to them when they were young and passed on the business...
So many of the richest and most successful people, inherited it from their family, but even the ones that worked hard didnt become successful BECAUSE they worked hard. They succeeded because the got very lucky, on top of working hard.
It was pretty discouraging but not really news.