[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Oh, this is what I read a bit ago, gets to the luck idea.

httpx://brianklaas.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-secret-genius

"(This data correspond pretty well with what my late grandfather’s advice was on how to be successful in life: “avoid catastrophe.”)"

The first problem is that many still falsely believe we live in a meritocratic society, in which riches are purely a marker of talent rather than of luck or generational wealth.

So accurate.