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Originally Posted by GGG
Why are people uncomfortable with saying they were lucky?
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Because luck discounts effort/work significantly.
Our society is set up (theoretically) to reward work. You work, you reap the benefits. You pull yourself up by your bootstraps. You work hard, and you are rewarded with a 'good' life.
Society looks down on the lucky as undeserving. "He didn't earn that, he just got lucky", "He just got a lucky break, he's nothing special. Anyone could do what he did, with the same break."