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elblanco
on Sept 21, 2010
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Being Poor by John Scalzi
And apparently by not acknowledging any single person who helped you along the way. Way to spit on all of those people with such shameless self-aggrandizing pomposity.
dschobel
on Sept 22, 2010
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How can you make such a statement knowing nothing about how he achieved his success?
elblanco
on Sept 22, 2010
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Because he attributes his success to his own singular superhumanity.
Nobody
makes their way in this world completely on their own.
dschobel
on Sept 22, 2010
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Sure, but there's no basis for knowing whether he had more or less help than any other human gets from just being a member of society.
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