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by snejad123 1718 days ago
I think Kobe Bryant working on his free-throws from 4 AM to 8 PM every day for decades is much harder work than some dude making dogecoin over a weekend or minting an AI-generated NFT.

Wealth is not linear, it's not promised as the result of "hard work". Hard work helps, but it isn't the determining factor of whether or not you'll get a payout.

You must work hard in a domain that has public visibility and actually produces something of value to people. And yes, Basketball (and watching it) is extremely valuable to a lot of people.