All men ... are NOT created equal. Others are born with more speed, some with greater beauty, some are born into poverty, and yet others are born sick and frail. Every human being is essentially different, both in birth and upbringing, in sheer breadth of ability; yes, that is why people discriminate against one another, that is why there is strife, competition, and the unstoppable march of development. Inequality is not incorrect; nevertheless, equality is. What about the European Union, which makes equality a legal right? Politics is a popularity battle. These other countries, with its equitable wealth distribution? A country of slackers. But not our beloved USA; we fight, we compete, and evolution is a never-ending process. America is the only one who travels onward, constantly progressing towards the future. We will battle on, we will strive, compete, loot, and control, and the future will be ours in the end.
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Are you high?
No, why do you think that?
I like how bottombuckethardo constantly strives to innovate and reinvent his shitposting style
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Drink some water and then go to bed man.
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Talent isn’t distributed equally—it’s one of the major flaws / problems of capitalism. In economics in undergrad, it was always said capitalism is “the least bad alternative”. The problem with any economic system is you are solving for unlimited desires/ wants and a finite amount of resources across a population that is very much not homogeneous. How should a state treat individuals with mental handicaps? Or on a less extreme level, those that are just born stupid. It’s not their fault, but it’s not the smart persons fault either. Individuals on this forum can act like it was grit and perseverance that got them a high paying job, but pretty confident near everyone posting didn’t get like a 14 on their ACT on their first try and studied to get an amazing score. Rather, from birth they likely were learning at an accelerated pace compared to average.
Everyone being special in their own way is a nice thought, but there are certainly some genetic hands that are massively superior. Look at any Ivy League athlete and compare it to some poor rural individuals and recognize how much circumstance and natural ability played into their outcomes.
I think for as much as this forum complains, most people should acknowledge how truly lucky they are and how their natural ability really puts them in a unique position.
Prefacing this by saying you’re entirely right.
However, I do believe it is all relative. Someone who is less gifted genetically or comes from a less well-off family can have some extraordinary economic outcomes over the course of their life. People who are not the smartest tools in the shed can absolutely work towards achieving superior goals. While somebody with a 50th percentile IQ (or whatever other metric) won’t be Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, etc does not mean that they can not be relatively successful (and thus derive happiness) with the inferior hand they were dealt.
I think most people don’t maximize their hand and that there is a great deal of self-determination for sure. That said, I genuinely believe there are individuals out there that couldn’t do things I was able to do in middle school. It’s not an excuse to not try, but rather I think a great analogy is sports.
Just because you are sub 6 ft, doesn’t mean you can’t be a great basketball player. Heck muggsy bogues was 5’3 and was a a good NBA player and there are many individuals over 6’3 that couldn’t even play college ball. Hardwork can overcome a ton, but it’s more just acknowledging there is some circumstantial and natural talent in the whole thing.
I will say, what I didn’t get when I was younger however was how low the bar is for ability and how talent/ natural intelligence eventually matters very little. It’s very easy as a college kid to get caught up in thinking GPA, test scores, or school brand will determine your future and it just doesn’t. Just as a great example, many of the MD’s in investment banking will acknowledge they weren’t A students, but their ability/ desire to work a ton of hours eventually translated to experience understanding transactions over decades and as a result they have valuable insight to provide.
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