cannot recommend this enough by @wolfejoshhttps://twitter.com/Lux_Capital/status/1064994961316167680 …
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It's a survivorship bias thing. If adversity were the cause of success, we'd all be clamoring to live in the hood, which kills 100 dreams for every one it creates. So, then, why so many incredible adopted entrepreneur stories (Bezos, Ellison, Jobs)?
In every account I've read, they actually all grew up in loving homes with loving parents. Yeah, sure it's preferable to not be adopted, but, we all have our problems - it could be worse.
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Parents who abandon their kids are non-conforming risk-takers. Bezos, Ellison, and Jobs inherited that from their parents, without the other baggage. They're all not only super-smart, but risk-loving and non-conforming.
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I am successful, not adopted, non-conformist, and I have seen a ton of adversity. But, I'm successful (nowhere near the level of the mentioned earlier) despite not having lived in a happy home, not because of it.
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