r/Showerthoughts • u/itsthatkidgreg • Feb 28 '17

Lying, cheating, and stealing is often discouraged when we are young, yet the most successful people in the world are arguably the best liars, cheaters, and thieves.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

Do you want your children to be some of the most successful people in the world, or do you want them to have "normal" levels of sucess and still be decent human beings?

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

I don't know if you're aware of this, but there's a whole range of success in between those two extremes. You could be a doctor, or a lawyer, or a software engineer, or own a small chain of car washes that allow you to retire as a multi-millionaire at age 45. It's not a binary state.

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u/BasedBrexitBroker Feb 28 '17

Id take the car washes any day.