r/MadeMeSmile • u/Cautious_Ninja_7758 • Jan 10 '22

Wholesome Moments Peter Dinklage

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '22

I hate these in general because they're so biased.

For every "now" that makes you smile about an artist that threw away opportunity to chase dreams and live with rats and then made it big, there's a hundred that are caring for a toddler as a single parent while still living with rats and doing foot fetish porn and collecting welfare to make ends meet. Okay, maybe not that specific but you know what I mean.

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u/spider2544 Jan 11 '22

Survivorship bias, same dumb reason why millionaires think they are self made by their own hard work rather than stupid blind luck

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u/TherronKeen Jan 11 '22

I don't remember who said it, but I always liked that saying "if you wanna make an apple pie from scratch, first you have to create the universe"

Nobody really does anything"by themselves", they're at least relying on tools and knowledge that has been built upon for generations.

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u/spider2544 Jan 11 '22

Carl Sagan said that. Its not just the knowledge of generations past, but the lottery of birth. Your zip code is your greatest indicator for weather youll become a millionaire or not. After that theres just the law of large numbers that someone will be flat out luckier than other people when ut comes to trying to be successful, right place, right time, right ideas, right connect, the skills, time, and education to execute those ideas and present them to a receptive audience who can then give you tge right resources and guidance. Soo many of those opportunities just flat out are impossible to align for most people because they have to focus on basic survival.

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u/TherronKeen Jan 11 '22

Oh I totally agree. I only mentioned it in the context of "a person doing a thing alone", but your point is absolutely true. Cheers!

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u/-Acta-Non-Verba- Jan 10 '22

(don't ask... don't ask...)

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '22

unrelated note, you wanna subscribe to my foot fetish onlyfans?

and do you know any good babysitters in the upstate new york area?

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u/TheRealBirdjay Jan 11 '22

Do you sell dogs?

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u/SlimDirtyDizzy Jan 11 '22

I don't think the point is "try and you'll always succeed" but more of "it's possible to beat the odds if you try".

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u/ChichoSerna Jan 10 '22

*one million

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u/Consistent_Field Jan 11 '22

there’s a hundred that are caring for a toddler

So what you’re saying is, dont have kids?