MIT Tech Review reports on a new study which used computer model to analyze wealth distribution in society. It concludes that the majority of riches do not result from talent, intelligence or hard work - but luck. Those who succeed most in modern society are born well and experience several 'lucky events' which they exploit, but are of mediocre talent. The study's abstract states that the model has potential for encouraging investment in the genuinely gifted, and summarizes:
"...if it is true that some degree of talent is necessary to be successful in life, almost never the most talented people reach the highest peaks of success, being overtaken by mediocre but sensibly luckier individuals. As to our knowledge, this counterintuitive result - although implicitly suggested between the lines in a vast literature - is quantified here for the first time."
(Score: 5, Funny) by Gaaark on Sunday March 04 2018, @12:58AM
Then there the story of a guy who was shooting at some food when up from the ground came a bubbling crude; oil, that is. Black gold. Texas tea.
But then there's that other bunch that went on a three hour tour. A three hour tour!
It's all luck, lol.
:)
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