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		futureshock on May 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn ... I think you miss my point. You still have faith in the meritocracy. A combination of hard work and smart work should surely pay off. Right? Please? The just get what they deserve? Most people with power and money earned it and are deserving of it? What? No? This is something people really want to be true. The world would be better if it were true. Things would be simpler and more explainable. I am accumulating a lifetime of evidence that it is not. Damn.

s1artibartfast on May 31, 2022 [–]

Nothing is a guaranteed bet, and people don't always get what they deserve. Life is stochastic and chance plays a large part on outcomes.

That said, working hard and smart improves your individual chances over the alternative.

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