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by skookumchuck 3029 days ago
Luck won't happen to you if you don't get in the game. Getting in the game means getting out there swinging.

Getting in the game is a choice you make.

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I used to say, and believe, such things.

After over 30 years of work, and business, I have become vastly more tolerant and understanding of those who were diligently "out there swinging" until it broke them, and sometimes their families too. There comes a point where anyone will break.

What of those who were swinging improperly due to their year of birth and graduated during a recession? The effect of taking something when jobs are not available can lock them into poorer quality jobs for decades. Earnings for some never catch up over a whole career, at least according to some studies. Potential employers only take interest in your previous role, and current salary, so this isn't unduly surprising.

Of course you have to be "in the game", but the effects of your swings, regardless of how many, are often outwith your control.

"Getting in the game is a choice you make."

If you are lucky enough to make that choice ;-)

Did you reply to me because luck took hold of your fingers, or did you choose to?
He's replying on this forum because he's lucky enough to have a life with enough leisure time to shitpost on a web forum.
Did luck force you to reply, as well?
I think that we can agree that we're very lucky to have you here to correct our malformed opinions! :)
Yes, indeed you are! You should be buying me a beer in gratitude! And I should leave this forum and work on my plans!