And if you get lucky this way enough times in a row, you'll start believing yourself a genius who deserved the extraordinary success. Journalists will call you up to hear your excitingly contrarian views on topics you know nothing about.
As you grow older and observe the world from your suburban mansion, you grow increasingly irate that people didn't listen to you. You made your own fortune, but so many people just ask for handouts nowadays. Time to get involved. If you donate enough money to the other rich guy who is running for office, he'll make you ambassador to Italy, at least...
>As you grow older and observe the world from your suburban mansion, you grow increasingly irate that people didn't listen to you.
I wonder why these successful people don't pick people and pay them to do a strategy. It can be a win-win. I know why they don't - deep down they know that luck was a major factor.
( I'm aware of one such situation - I think it was called called the turtle trading or something, that was done in the 80s)
As you grow older and observe the world from your suburban mansion, you grow increasingly irate that people didn't listen to you. You made your own fortune, but so many people just ask for handouts nowadays. Time to get involved. If you donate enough money to the other rich guy who is running for office, he'll make you ambassador to Italy, at least...