[joelegner]

I think this is the right view of success. Great success requires both talent and hard work.

It’s most obvious in domains like sports and music. I noticed that in my teens by watching Michael Jordan. He was great because he had a body seemingly made for basketball and spent the most time practicing.

How is it any different in medicine, tech, investing, engineering, business, etc.?

The talents are mental, so they are harder to see. The required combination of luck and hard work are the same.

A better world would be one where the successful recognize this and are grateful to be the recipients of life’s lottery winnings. They would try to help the unlucky rather than lord their success over them.