• Vespair@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    I agree fully, but I do want to know what the original image said before “birth lottery” was edited in

      • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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        8 months ago

        Luck is the most generically accurate, but ultimately it does come down to birth lottery, as someone can just be born poor and disabled and no amount of post-birth luck is going to fix that.

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          8 months ago

          Post birth luck can fix it. Wouldn’t call Eminem a winner of the birth lottery but he was definitely pretty lucky with dr dre

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      8 months ago

      I’m not rich. But I was born poor and am no longer poor. The Birth Lottery blessed me with a brain, and with that as my only asset, I learned esoteric skills which I can parley into a niche career.

      But more importantly, the social safety net in my country allowed me to get an education without becoming a wage slave for the rest of my life. Without that, I couldn’t have pulled this escape from poverty off.

      I now run my own business. We have no employees – only owners who have self-invested. Our business is growing and I anticipate a comfortable retirement. Haven’t got rich off the working class either.

      So, thank you Canada for the opportunities. I’ve tried to make the most of them.

      • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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        8 months ago

        So can you answer his question or did you just see an opportunity to brag about yourself.