• trolololol@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    The fuck it involve risk. Getting truly rich, like being a owner class and living from earnings, takes as much skill and luck as winning the lottery.

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      6 days ago

      Isn’t that what I meant? Smart people are less likely to play the lottery because it probably won’t provide a return. Buying regular lottery tickets hoping you’ll eventually win is high risk.

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        They didn’t take a risk to get rich, most were just born rich. I think that’s what they meant by “got lucky.”

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          Yeah makes sense. I meant “get rich” more in the rags to riches sense, but could have been clearer.