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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Original poster made a basic claim: "If you work hard, anything is possible". Your went out of your way to rebut this statement with a simple "No that's not true", which seems rather defeatist to me. Of course circumstances matter but why take exception to someone who believes in optimism and self determination?
I stand by my comment that most "successful" people subscribe to a philosophy closer to that of the original poster.
My "luck" comment referred specifically to winning hockey games.
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Textcritic's comment wasn't defeatist because he wasn't referring to himself. You don't know what he does or how he got there. He was referring to society in general, and he's completely correct.