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I do not agree. A person who doesn't work their butt off usually lacks any sort of meaningful perspective derived from hard work.


"A shortcut is not shortcut, unless you know the way." - nxzero

Finding shortcuts does not require hard work, but a willingness to be different and take risks others will not.


"Someone else already knows the trade secret for the problem I'm trying to solve, but they won't tell me the solution, because I don't have lots of money. Even if they did tell me, I probably wouldn't understand it, because I lack the perspective of experience." -amorphid

"I have no idea in which direction I need to go, so I'm gonna have to work my butt off to find the right path." -amorphid

"I worked really hard, and found a solution!" -amorphid




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