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post 1625995933 12-19-2020, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted By Dirtymanjames⏩
Most of its luck, not hard work.

If Bill Gates wasn’t born where he was there would be no Microsoft. He just happened to live where one of the only schools had computers and students could access it.

Suggest reading outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, really shows how most success is determined by luck.
Obviously in the case of every single one of them being in certain places at certain times will have a large impact on their life. The difference is if you were given the exact opportunities and timing of any of these successful people you'd still have achieved nothing in comparison.
post 1625996123 12-19-2020, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted By JoeDelts⏩
Best quote I heard on this goes something like:

"It's all insider trading. It's just a question of how close you are to the inside"

Very true when you think about it.
I wish I could find the study that compared returns of politicians' portfolios vs. various benchmarks. I do remember that Nancy Pelosi is considered one of GOAT stock traders of all time lmao. She only picks winners.
post 1625996473 12-19-2020, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted By FFailed⏩
Obviously in the case of every single one of them being in certain places at certain times will have a large impact on their life. The difference is if you were given the exact opportunities and timing of any of these successful people you'd still have achieved nothing in comparison.
I never understood this argument, the hardest working people in the world are dirt poor. What you just said basically proves that it relies even more on luck because you have to be born with a million other things. Success is 100% determined by luck. They were born in the right place, in the right time, with the right parents, in the right neighbourhood, with right genetics, with the right personality, and met the right people, with a billion other coincidences. How can it be anything other than luck?
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So your telling me that I could've doubled my money thru Telsa stock, from Sep to Dec/20. They are responsible for their wealth, I am responsible for mine. Jus LOLattheMisc.
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
We have a Fuken Christmas jumper day tomorrow and apparently our ceo is really excited (legit words from my middle manager asking us to wear our jumpers). He actually wants employees to take pics of themselves in a Fuken jumper and then send it in for a contest.

I can’t even make this up. This is happening tomorrow. Is that not some sinister chit? Like is he fuking with us?

I’m not participating though - we had an ugly Christmas sweater party where we had to vote for best sweater ... I showed up on the zoom call wearing a black Nike hoodie and simply said “I don’t own a Christmas sweater”
Ha haha haha that's awesome! Luckily my cubecel life isn't quite that lame, ugly Christmas sweaters are more an American thing I think. They did ask us to send in pictures of our pets as part of the "company family" thing, which I passed on.

Congrats on refusing to jestermaxx for your boss.
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post 1626000153 12-19-2020, 02:40 AM
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A) Wealth is not a zero sum game.
B) There is no correlation between the top 10%, 5%, or 1% on income mobility.

These are facts.
This thread is bad, and you should feel bad.
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post 1626000583 12-19-2020, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted By sg1976⏩
I want to smell you, I want to breathe you in. I want to hold you tight.… I want to kiss your lips…. I love you. I am in love with you, I love you alive girl
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post 1626006413 12-19-2020, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted By Rajc⏩
wtf man, read this.. then like 20 mins later logged into microsoft teams and i see "hello there, this is the last friday before xmas and as is traditions i want to see everyone in an ugly christmas sweater"

i aint with that !!


edit: jfl i knew exactly who would wear it
fukking cucks manFUKK THIS WORLD
Lmao just lmao

They try this every year with me too. Brb walk into my office wearing smarter clothes than usual. You already have 8 hours of my day when I can finish my job in 4. You’re not having any more of my dignity.

Never saw it through the jestermaxx lens before. Another brutal blackpill swallowed.
post 1626008353 12-19-2020, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted By BrianDaMan⏩
brb downgrade stock, stock price falls, scoop up shares for cheap, upgrade stock, stock price rises.
They’ve been doing this to the stock market since day one.

And real estate
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post 1626008473 12-19-2020, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted By roughinhouse⏩
I never understood this argument, the hardest working people in the world are dirt poor. What you just said basically proves that it relies even more on luck because you have to be born with a million other things. Success is 100% determined by luck. They were born in the right place, in the right time, with the right parents, in the right neighbourhood, with right genetics, with the right personality, and met the right people, with a billion other coincidences.How can it be anything other than luck?
It’s called sucking the circumcised dik of someone whose last name ends in berg, Stein, gold or blatt and runs a venture capital firm
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post 1626020913 12-19-2020, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
I wish I could find the study that compared returns of politicians' portfolios vs. various benchmarks. I do remember that Nancy Pelosi is considered one of GOAT stock traders of all time lmao. She only picks winners.
Double bonus when you have the power to create laws that will raise the value of your stocks, lower your taxes etc...
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post 1626027143 12-19-2020, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted By roughinhouse⏩
I never understood this argument, the hardest working people in the world are dirt poor. What you just said basically proves that it relies even more on luck because you have to be born with a million other things. Success is 100% determined by luck. They were born in the right place, in the right time, with the right parents, in the right neighbourhood, with right genetics, with the right personality, and met the right people, with a billion other coincidences. How can it be anything other than luck?
Probably should just continue to LDAR then and hope luck just magically makes your life better one day.
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Originally Posted By eatmycrackers⏩
Lol @ thinking having a million million dollars somehow makes them happier with their lives. I promise you they and their families are just as miserable as the rest of us. We all have highs and lows in life no need to obsess over wanting to be inferior.

Doesn’t impact my life at all, no care
Holy phuk. Some of the strongest cope I've seen.
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post 1626028433 12-19-2020, 12:18 PM
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i think a lot of miscers wish all the wealth in the world was owned by just one dude so they could focus their worship on just him instead of having to spread their love so thinly overallthe billionaires
post 1626029053 12-19-2020, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted By sandaltan⏩
i think a lot of miscers wish all the wealth in the world was owned by just one dude so they could focus their worship on just him instead of having to spread their love so thinly overallthe billionaires
Miscers are basically money simps. They think if they kiss enough ass and worship rich people, they will get to be one someday.
post 1626029523 12-19-2020, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
Miscers who lick the taint of elites because they have no clue about money are as dumb as the dumbest blue haired sjw feminists srs.
100% agree. Blows my mind at how they can even defend these elitists
post 1626029613 12-19-2020, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted By FFailed⏩
Probably should just continue to LDAR then and hope luck just magically makes your life better one day.
Lol I have enough money. I'm just saying that defending billionaires is incredibly stupid and soon the middle class will suffer immensely.
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Originally Posted By roughinhouse⏩
Lol I have enough money. I'm just saying that defending billionaires is incredibly stupid and soon the middle class will suffer immensely.
Defending what they do and acknowledging they didn't become successful solely based off luck are two entirely separate things.
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Originally Posted By LOLattheMISC⏩
So your telling me that I could've doubled my money thru Telsa stock, from Sep to Dec/20. They are responsible for their wealth, I am responsible for mine. Jus LOLattheMisc.
This.

Poorcels getting mad at richcels is the same as fatcels getting mad at leancels.... You can also be shredded, but you have to lift a finger.

This is america. No one is stopping you.

In fact, even our tyrannical govt trys to motivate you to participate via tax exempt investment accounts.

I'd argue that getting rich via stonks is exponentially easier than getting lean via diet.
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Originally Posted By MyFrauddBrah⏩
A) Wealth is not a zero sum game.
B) There is no correlation between the top 10%, 5%, or 1% on income mobility.

These are facts.
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
We have a Fuken Christmas jumper day tomorrow and apparently our ceo is really excited (legit words from my middle manager asking us to wear our jumpers). He actually wants employees to take pics of themselves in a Fuken jumper and then send it in for a contest.

I can’t even make this up. This is happening tomorrow. Is that not some sinister chit? Like is he fuking with us?

I’m not participating though - we had an ugly Christmas sweater party where we had to vote for best sweater ... I showed up on the zoom call wearing a black Nike hoodie and simply said “I don’t own a Christmas sweater”
If the boss is smart, it's his way of sorting out the winners in his company who should be promoted. The ones who tell him to go f**k himself.

But he probably ain't that smart.
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
Miscers are basically money simps. They think if they kiss enough ass and worship rich people, they will get to be one someday.
You don't have to kiss anyone's ass to become rich. In fact it's detrimental to success.
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Originally Posted By wave_length⏩
You don't have to kiss anyone's ass to become rich. In fact it's detrimental to success.
That's exactly why they are simps.
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Now they all coordinate to ban conservatives. Lmao at American conservatives. Your constitution doesn't mean anything anymore; its ran by a bunch of bald and sexless Cali dorks.
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They deserve every penny too. That's the reward of Capitalism, you get paid for your hard work. Any average Joe can become a trillion just like these guys
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Originally Posted By tank2003⏩
They arent rich BECAUSE people are poor. They are rich because they worked for it. Took HUGE risks, invested, grew their brands/jobs etc. You couldconfiscatesteal their entire wealth and it would run the US gov for less than a year. The growing gap between the rich and the poor is MUUUUUUUCH more complex than just the rich getting richer. It has a lot to do with chit like Walmart getting to stay open during lock down when small businesses have to close down. Or when BLM gets to loot and destroy businesses while mayors and governors do nothing about it and even encourage it.
This, it's all about taking risks. I'm investing $50 month in stocks, one day I'll make it big.
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
This, it's all about taking risks. I'm investing $50 month in stocks, one day I'll make it big.
If you are leasing a 3 series BMW and have an iphone, you are basically on the same team as the billionaires.
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
If you are leasing a 3 series BMW and have an iphone, you are basically on the same team as the billionaires.
Agreed, that's definitely balling hard. You're in the 1% of the world if you have both
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Originally Posted By SPP1⏩
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but everyone on the list, except the Waltons, are new money. You can make an argument against mackenzie scott, but she did help create amazon.

Maybe we should just try and be better instead of complaining.
Depends on your definition of "new" money. Everyone on that list comes from a family of AT LEAST millionaires. Yes including Bezos and Bill Gates, etc. These are also celebrity billionaires. No Rothschilds, Duponts, Rockefellers, etc. There are families who control much more wealth than anyone on that list.
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