🎓 Doc Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

@stux hahaha ok thats cute. You have my seal of approval

@stux Please tell me you didnt name them both after George Washington, LOL

@soundwave I agree. I am against democracy. I prefer dictatorship, specifically one where I am in charge. This seems like the best form of government as it would guarantee only wise well thought out decisions are made and ethical reasonable laws are enforced.

@Acer it is saying it is better to throw an error to report problems then it is to use the return type to encode issues.

@beachbardave@bitcoinhackers.org and a loan that had interest too btw.

@beachbardave@bitcoinhackers.org You mean when the government gave Tesla a **loan** of 465 million?

@Jojothegoodperson Sure

@Jojothegoodperson that was supposed to be a reply... deleting.

@lucifargundam oh the shade in that thread is just marvelous!

@pthenq1 Luck factor can be 99%, doesnt change the fact that skill is a prerequisite, nor does it change the fact that they are still self-made.

A person who wins a fortune by betting at the casino is a self-made millionaire too. They risked their own time and money to win.

@pthenq1 ive seen this video before. again it doesnt address the point. I never claimed luck didnt play a role. The point here is simply this: Most billionairs are **not** rich through inheritance. That started middle class and became billionairs.

But there is also a lot wrong with the idea that its just luck as the video you posted even covers. If you dont have the skill you are garunteed to fail. No one can get rich if you dont start a company and work hard. Of the people who do work hard there is some element of luck as to which ones succeed. So the skill is needed regardless, and again, this is not related to the main point being made anyway.

@pthenq1 You seem to be missing the point of what self-made means. It doesnt mean it is independent of outside influence. It simply means you started from middle-class or below and earned your way up by running a successful company, this may or may not include investors buying stock.

Yes the country you are in and even state will change your chances considerably, that isnt the point.

@pthenq1 Arguing that they arent self-made because they had to first start a company and prove to investors it was worthy of investment and ultimately secured investment is asinine obviously. Yes most billionaires had investment which they **earned** by creating a startup that appealed to investors. That still counts as self-made.

What isnt self-made is if you inherited the money or it was given to you because your daddy likes you or something.