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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 04 2018, @12:50PM (1 child)
Regarding going to college:
You could do it the way I did - work full-time during the day, go to class at night, reserve the weekends for projects/reading/homework. It makes for some long days, but it's doable. And yes, I did it while supporting a family.
It's even easier now with the availability of online classes. You can even graduate with no debt.
Cue the excuses!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 04 2018, @06:19PM
Congratulations, you graduated college with zero debt.
You mentioned you worked full time to pay for college, but you very conveniently neglected to mention that you never got a better job with the college degree you earned. You deceptively neglected to mention that your college degree failed to benefit you in any way, and that you wasted money on college which you could have saved by simply refraining from going to college.
You deceitfully neglect to mention that a college degree is ultimately a negative return on investment, because there is no such thing as economic opportunity for college graduate.
Again, congratulations, for reducing your wealth by falling for the college scam. You must be so very proud of your foolishness.