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WCDT strips 4741-4745 (14-18 March 2022)
shanejayell:
Jeph should do a 'Nocturnal Dumpster Goblin' t-shirt.
dutchrvl:
--- Quote from: traroth on 14 Mar 2022, 00:06 ---Look at Marigold's father denying the importance of luck in success...
Meritocracy is a myth.
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I don't see him denying the importance of luck at all. To me it sounds like he's telling Marigold that she shouldn't dismiss her success as only happening by accident, which is the right thing to do IMO.
Some degree of luck almost always plays a role with any kind of success, but I think nobody becomes successful at anything purely by luck. Therefore it is okay to take at least some credit as to what you managed to achieve. Good dad to build up his daughter's self-confidence.
traroth:
--- Quote from: Mr_Rose on 14 Mar 2022, 05:57 ---
--- Quote from: traroth on 14 Mar 2022, 00:06 ---Look at Marigold's father denying the importance of luck in success...
Meritocracy is a myth.
--- End quote ---
Eh it’s both. Seriously. You can work as hard as you like and never get a break and you can get breaks left and right but if you don’t work hard to exploit any break you get you will never advance on either path.
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That's what I mean. Luck is a huge part of success, and of wht is left, work is not the most important either. Connections, for example, play a key role (I'm not saying it is relevant to the comic, though).
sitnspin:
Connections are part of the luck factor.
hedgie:
Both blind luck, and hard work, in my experience. Often, maintaining connections can involve a bit of effort, especially for those who have social difficulties. I know that I have hurt myself career-wise by avoiding people I work with while off the clock, and not bothering at all after they or I leave.
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