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'Captain America' star Anthony Mackie: 'We're lying to our kids' when we say success comes just from hard work—luck is key, too (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

What "moderate" success do you want me to say you are responsible for through your hard work?

Being born into a family instead of the foster care system?

Being born into a non-impoverished family?

Being born during a time in human history where you were allowed to read and write and own property? (if you are a woman or colored, more than half the population.)

Not having all your possessions burned in a fire and then having no insurance because you can't afford it?

Being lucky enough every single day that you don't randomly lose everything through no fault of your own?

Every person born in every situation gets a roll of the dice.

Your roll was luckier than the people you look down on but less lucky than the people you envy.