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dschobel
on Sept 22, 2010
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Being Poor by John Scalzi
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
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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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