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There might be though. There's more to luck then we may think. If the world is truly deterministic, it could be that luck is 100% of it. I can see genetics, parenting, the teachers you had, and a whole of other things playing into even the success of just becoming a doctor.

In my case, I'm just lucky that the art I love to make, code, is also a highly paid job. Nothing felt hard to get here, I did it because of the passion I have for it, and I have this passion out of luck.




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