The idea that wealth = luck comes from the idea that wealth comes from a job

[Dutchlike]

I've been thinking about this a little and this seems to be the reason why so many people think that wealth comes from luck.

If someone sees you driving up in a BMW 7 series, what are the going to think? "Oh I bet he's an successful entrepreneur" No! They're going to think "Man, he must have a good job!"
Now, we all know that climbing the ladder within the job-environment can be sometimes impossible, even when you work your hardest. There was a topic around here about a guy who worked his socks off for a 5% pay increase, case in point! That's why people get upset when you say "Yeah, I came here trough hard work". They do hard work, but they do it in the wrong field, the job field, they're not playing the right game, but they're doing (or at least think they're doing) their best to win their own game, only not getting the rewards they think they deserve.
So, when someone gets a promotion, it is trough hard work, but it's also trough a certain amount of 'luck' (luck here being a combination of circumstances; it's a good year and the boss has some financial leeway, some poor sap got fired etc. etc.). When someone gets a good job, it might not be because they have the best resume, but also a bit of luck (you happen to be a woman and they need to meet their quota or something like that, also a lot of random circumstances).

So when someone drives up in a BMW 7 Series they're not only think "Man, he must have a good job!" they're also pasting on "Lucky guy."

I know MJ touches upon this in his book, but I thought I'd write this to get a clearer picture of the slowlane mindset, at least how I see it around me.

 

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[JAJT]

Ov cetodemmz dunit fuxp vu vjot:

Og zua demm ov madl, ov't uav ug zuas dupvsum epf zua dep cmeni zuas dosdantvepdit up cioph apmadlz epf uavtofi gusdit. Ov't puv zuas geamv, zua'si katv apmadlz, cusp op vji xsuph genomz, fup'v lpux epz ug vji "sohjv" duppidvoupt, xisip'v op vji sohjv qmedit ev vji sohjv vonit. Uj ximm, vjev't mogi.

Og zua demm ov jesf xusl, zua jewi vu efnov vjev zua jewip'v fupi ipuahj, fofp'v xusl jesf, piif vu fu nusi, epf zua esi cetodemmz sitquptocmi gus iwiszvjoph zua jewi us fup'v jewi. Zua fofp'v hiv vji qsunuvoup cideati zua fofp'v xusl jesf ipuahj. Zua fup'v jewi e taddittgam dunqepz cideati zua piwis vuul epz sotlt. Zua fup'v lpux vji sohjv qiuqmi cideati zua piwis teof "jimmu" vu epzupi zua fofp'v jewi vu. Zua fofp'v, zua fofp'v, zua fofp'v. ZUAS geamv.

Emtu, qiuqmi upmz tii iwipvt, epf emnutv piwis vji qsudittit vjev xipv opvu ov. Vjiz tii vji kuc uggis, puv vji xiilt/nupvjt ug pivxusloph. Vjiz tii vji qsunuvoup, puv vji fubipt ug "ecuwi epf cizupf" qsukidvt vjiz xuslif up. Vjiz tii vji xoppis ug vji xusmf qulis vuas, puv vji japfsift epf vjuatepft ug mutoph jepft cigusi ov.

 

[Dutchlike]

Ov cetodemmz dunit fuxp vu vjot:

Og zua demm ov madl, ov't uav ug zuas dupvsum epf zua dep cmeni zuas dosdantvepdit up cioph apmadlz epf uavtofi gusdit. Ov't puv zuas geamv, zua'si katv apmadlz, cusp op vji xsuph genomz, fup'v lpux epz ug vji "sohjv" duppidvoupt, xisip'v op vji sohjv qmedit ev vji sohjv vonit. Uj ximm, vjev't mogi.

Og zua demm ov jesf xusl, zua jewi vu efnov vjev zua jewip'v fupi ipuahj, fofp'v xusl jesf, piif vu fu nusi, epf zua esi cetodemmz sitquptocmi gus iwiszvjoph zua jewi us fup'v jewi. Zua fofp'v hiv vji qsunuvoup cideati zua fofp'v xusl jesf ipuahj. Zua fup'v jewi e taddittgam dunqepz cideati zua piwis vuul epz sotlt. Zua fup'v lpux vji sohjv qiuqmi cideati zua piwis teof "jimmu" vu epzupi zua fofp'v jewi vu. Zua fofp'v, zua fofp'v, zua fofp'v. ZUAS geamv.

Emtu, qiuqmi upmz tii iwipvt, epf emnutv piwis vji qsudittit vjev xipv opvu ov. Vjiz tii vji kuc uggis, puv vji xiilt/nupvjt ug pivxusloph. Vjiz tii vji qsunuvoup, puv vji fubipt ug "ecuwi epf cizupf" qsukidvt vjiz xuslif up. Vjiz tii vji xoppis ug vji xusmf qulis vuas, puv vji japfsift epf vjuatepft ug mutoph jepft cigusi ov.

O vjopl qiuqmi ietomz duncopi vjiti vxu op ep emm-uav duncopevoup ug ov't puv nz geamvpitt xjomi tvomm liiqoph e tipti ug eddunqmotjnipv gus vji 'jesf xusl'. Xjisi vji cemepdi ucwouatmz ataemmz qept uav vu nusi ug e 'madl' vjoploph, O vjopl ov't onqusvepv vu siduhpobi vjev tuni tmuxmepist vjopl vjiz'si fuoph vji citv vjiz dep, cideati vjiz esi fuoph vji citv vjiz dep xovjop vjios uxp monovif gseni ug vjoploph o.i. vji kuc-ipwosupnipv xjodj ot vji qmedi xjisi zua hiv sodj, tu vjiz vjopl.
Vjiz'si exesi ug vjios uxp qsuditt, epf qsukidv vjios uxp qsuditt aqup vji iwipv.
O'n puv vemloph ecuav emm tmuxmepist jisi, cav O'wi niv raovi e gix xju vjopl vjot xez.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Jemg vji cevvmi ot lpuxoph xjodj heni vu qmez. 95% ug vji xusmf ot vszoph vu xop e sohhif heni, xjodj ot xjz vjiz vjopl ov't madl. Epf jupitvmz, cideati vji heni ot sohhif eheoptv zua, ov OT madl, moli xemloph opvu e vsewimoph despowem epf xoppoph vji coh tvaggif eponem. Zaq, vjisi't e xoppis gus iwisz nommoupvj mutis. Vu rauvi XES HENIt, vji upmz xoppoph nuwi ot vu puv qmez ev emm.

 

[Enki]

vji upmz xoppoph nuwi ot vu puv qmez ev emm.

Op vji dupviyv O muwi vjev rauvi.

 

[SGBoise]

Qistupem sitquptocomovz huit emuph xez. Apgusvapevimz nutv qiuqmi qsigis vu cmeni uvjist tu vjiz fup'v jewi vu hiv uav ug vjios dungusv bupi.

 

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