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by ThinkBeat 1520 days ago
In the Norwegian Lotto system your chances of winning are: 1:5,4 million. Some people win the lottery.

Is it being defeatist to not buy a lottery ticket? or 10? or 100?

Or can you say that the chances of winning are so remote that you dont want to spend money on buying tickets?

The chances someone who dedicates their entire life, all their academic efforts, all the apprenticeships possible, giving it their all, the chances that person will become the next Rembradt is far less than winning a lottery ticket.

If you pick up a brush for the first time in your 30s, the chances are much lower.

So yes, it is possible. But the probability is near zero.

What I was saying was find a hobby that you can get some enjoyment out of.

If in your 30s: You pick up a paintbrush becasue you know you will be the next Rembradt, or You learn to drive a stick shift knowing you will become the biggest Formula1 Champion ever. or Start reading "An Idiots guide to Basic Physics" knowing you will far exceeed Einstein

Chances are you won't really enjoy it that much.