Ontopic Wall Street protest[s]...things

[plot]

If everyone in this country put in 100% effort, not all of them will be able to reach success. WHY? because there is only so much money, and only so many resources to support only so many ways to be successful in this country.

what are you guys defining as successfull? sitting on a yacht retired at thirty?

 

[OzSTEEZ]

Well you also have different degrees of success for each person.

Well that's self prescribed, and based on one's surroundings. It's also constantly evolving due to a capitalistic society which needs people to want more in order to work more.

 

[Casper]

I get what you get in ten years in two days.... if you're a farmer in Africa.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Success is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Floptical]

Success is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Rollout]

Success is in this book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book)

And it's fucking awesome.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

http://justcake.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/beholder.jpg

I'd call that success right there.

 

[ZRH]

Success is in this book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book)

And it's fucking awesome.

Actually that book does a good job of illustrating how much environment has to do with how people are.

 

[ZRH]

If everyone in this country put in 100% effort, not all of them will be able to reach success. WHY? because there is only so much money, and only so many resources to support only so many ways to be successful in this country.

So money is the only measure of success in your eyes and it wont be fair until everyone is equal. :golf clap:

 

[ZRH]

If everyone in this country put in 100% effort, not all of them will be able to reach success. WHY? because there is only so much money, and only so many resources to support only so many ways to be successful in this country.

Equality of opportunity isn't a guarantee of equality of outcome.

 

[ZRH]

If you live in NYC and are trying to be say a Dr. You might not be as successful. Now if say you move to Montana where there isn't a high collection of doctors you will have no issue being successful.

I tried pointing this out before but everyone ignored my post. It's called opportunity cost.

You have kids, it's not the best choice if you want to accumulate money, maybe you really want kids though. The difference is the cost of making that decision. Same thing if you decide to pursue a profession you enjoy vs one that pays more etc.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

I call just getting out of bed in the morning a success.

 

[Casper]

ITT ZRH teaches economics.

P.s. flop's example is not an opportunity cost.

 

[plot]

ITT ZRH teaches economics.

P.s. flop's example is not an opportunity cost.

yea it is, you sacrifice money to be in NYC. almost every decision has an opportunity cost.

 

[Casper]

yea it is, you sacrifice money to be in NYC. almost every decision has an opportunity cost.

If the doctor makes a choice to stay or move, yes. Flop just gave circumstance.

 

[APRIL]

Success is in the eye of the beholder.

Very true.

Success is in this book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book)

And it's fucking awesome.

I've read all three of his books... great stuff.

 

[fly]

I love how people think that because one or 15 people have been successful, that everyone can. How on earth do you think that's logical?

There are only so many avenues for success, and only some much money in this country. Not everyone can be rich or successful. Period.

I love how you think that everyone wants to work really hard to become super rich. The system works simply because NOT everyone wants to!

 

[OzSTEEZ]

So money is the only measure of success in your eyes and it wont be fair until everyone is equal. :golf clap:

No. Money is what's needed to attain success in this country. Come on, this is simple shit.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

Equality of opportunity isn't a guarantee of equality of outcome.

No shit!

 

[OzSTEEZ]

I love how you think that everyone wants to work really hard to become super rich. The system works simply because NOT everyone wants to!

I don't think that.