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This is both strange, and refreshing to hear on HN. Luck.

Quite possibly a forbidden word in the worldview of US Media, VC and Tech.




The tech mogul who denies luck exists and contributes all of their success to their own ingenuity and prowess is a straw man. Perhaps with a few notable exceptions, that person simply does not exist.

Everyone knows luck exists, and almost everyone acknowledges it plays a key role in one's success.


Luck and hard work do seem to correlate, but they are certainly entirely separate (and both are essential to success).




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