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The reality is in the middle of these two:

You can be unlucky and still successful (e.g. Oprah Winfrey was raised in a poor, traumatising, unstable household but still became wildly successful)

But hard work can’t undo luck in all cases (e.g. if Warren Buffett was born black or a woman or in war-torn Iraq, no matter how much he worked, he wouldn’t have the same opportunities/success he did)

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 it takes money to make money e.g. you need money to fund a startup

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Location matters – e.g. imagine if Warren Buffett was born in war-torn Iraq

Being in the right place at the right time involves not only location but luck too

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There are two leading, opposing narratives on how success/wealth is attained:

Luck – rich people got rich due to factors outside

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