Self-Made : memes

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 70 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The whole concept of the self‑made man or woman is a myth

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

[-] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

what do you mean by that?

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 15 points 2 years ago

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[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 54 points 2 years ago

I'm too tired to look it up, but I remember someone saying that resilience or grit was one of the best indicators of success. Someone replied that actually the best indicator of success is if you came from wealth.

[-] loonsun@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago

Also grit is an over hyped and under delivered construct of human cognition that really is only spoken of seriously nowadays by people trying to sell you something

https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2020/gritty-truth

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

grit makes me think of Bukowski novels like Post Office. Just a bunch of dudes laboring to look like they're working hard to please the boss, rather than to do the labor.

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 2 years ago

Personally grit makes me think of literal sand. Or dirt in general. It's something you wash off the first chance you get. Not exactly something to be celebrated.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago

Lol sure, resilience and grit are great markers of success!...Provided you can afford enough resilience and grit until you succeed! Lol

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

this is one famous study https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/

[-] deathbird@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

I'm sure grit + wealth is far better than either alone. It's really probably grit + wealth + connections + luck.

[-] NationProtons@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Grift + wealth works even better.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 2 years ago

Hey now. That "emerald mine in apartheid South Africa" but is not true at all. He benefited from being the son of a rich white guy in apartheid South Africa. The emerald mine was in Zambia. He materially benefited from colonial rule in TWO countries.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

touché

[+] 10_0@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago

Self Attribution Fallacy

https://www.monbiot.com/2011/11/07/the-self-attribution-fallacy/

[+] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works -6 points 2 years ago

Not a meme...

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

when you definitely know what the word meme means

[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works -5 points 2 years ago

we got enough political BS all over the platform. But sure, I guess people who don't want to see repeated "capitalism bad" in every community in every post should just leave lemmy.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago

wow, look at this welcoming community. 4/1 to this guy.

I understand, you democratically represent lemmy. Be happy in your echo chamber.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Your account is as old as mine. By now I’d think you’d know better.

Oh right, we had this conversation just last week: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/11375618

So I shouldn’t expect you to know anything.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

you're not the main character kiddo, get used to it

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Appropriate username is appropriate.

izutsumi-idea !nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml

You know where the block button is.

[+] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works -23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

Nothing more hilarious than billionaire simps.

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The main thing sitting between me and being a billionaire is my conscience and moral values. I'm of the opinion that to become a billionaire you must necessarily have psychopathic tendencies.

For example: No way I could stand up on stage and bullshit my way through a Cybertruck reveal knowing it's all lies and unfinished ideas.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Not just billionaires, there's research showing that a high percentage of senior executives are likely to be psychopaths. Capitalist system selects for this behavior. People who are willing to lie, cheat, and step on others, are the ones that are rewarded and get ahead. Honest people with morals get filtered out along the way because they aren't willing to do what a psychopath would do to succeed.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniesarkis/2019/10/27/senior-executives-are-more-likely-to-be-psychopaths/

[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 years ago

I'm pro universal basic income and a 99% tax after something around a few mil of annual income. I'd generally advocate for a societal system where such wealth accumulation by an individual is impossible.

"Lefties" like you make me sick to my stomach. You can only whine your jealous tears and complain about the housing market. You're the reason everyone thinks the left are a bunch of idiot kids in colorful clothes. In a utopic communist society you'd be leeching off while whining about how everyone keeps working even though it's clearly unnecessary.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

You must've used the power of both your brain cells to write that comment.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

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