Yeah, I grew up in real “bootstraps” family. They’re some of the hardest working people I know and not a one of them has managed to claw their was above lower middle class.
Dad’s generation is still all true believers though. Won’t admit they’ve been tricked, they’re convinced that they just weren’t smart enough.
- argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) English1•2 years ago
If they think they weren’t smart enough, then they’ve disproven their own theory. Hard work was supposed to be enough even if you’re dumb.
Luck does
most ofall the heavy lifting, especially where and to whom you are born.
they missed the one actual thing that leads to success, money. Just about everyone makes success, doin their jobs, making things work, products and services are made that people pay for. Just that the people that own that success are whoever have the most money. That’s it, no other qualifiers.
- argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) English4•2 years ago
Every single item in that list depends on luck. Even hard work is only possible if you don’t suffer from some condition that stops you from doing so (narcolepsy, for example), which is a matter of, yep, luck.
I think another lie is money = success. Money really just means security.
Very well said!
When it’s more like daddy has friends + daddy’s friend hires me + coasting off other people’s work = success.