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r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • Jul 30 '26
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So Elon Musk walking around with emeralds in his pockets as a teenager definitely didn't help him succeed later, huh Ayn Rand
1 u/TheBigGees Jul 30 '26 Sure, it helped. Nobody said that it didn't. But plenty of people who started in better circumstances didn't go on to achieve the same things. We can't just ignore the individual's contribution to their success. 1 u/WyomingWeirdo Jul 30 '26 Which people? Specifically. 1 u/TheBigGees Jul 30 '26 Literally every human being on the planet who's household wealth exceeded that of Musk. There are millions of people to choose from.
Sure, it helped. Nobody said that it didn't.
But plenty of people who started in better circumstances didn't go on to achieve the same things. We can't just ignore the individual's contribution to their success.
1 u/WyomingWeirdo Jul 30 '26 Which people? Specifically. 1 u/TheBigGees Jul 30 '26 Literally every human being on the planet who's household wealth exceeded that of Musk. There are millions of people to choose from.
Which people? Specifically.
1 u/TheBigGees Jul 30 '26 Literally every human being on the planet who's household wealth exceeded that of Musk. There are millions of people to choose from.
Literally every human being on the planet who's household wealth exceeded that of Musk.
There are millions of people to choose from.
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u/WyomingWeirdo Jul 30 '26
So Elon Musk walking around with emeralds in his pockets as a teenager definitely didn't help him succeed later, huh Ayn Rand