| richardhutnik said:
I was referring to the area of making predictions (with the monkeys at a typewriter), and seeing the future. In an area where you have a large number of people making predictions, like on the Internet, you are bound to run into a few that are correct. This links back to what one knows and making sound decisions on what the future would be and position themselves to capitalize on trends that may be coming down that have a platform to act. In the case of Shakespeare, there were circumstances that came together that enabled his works to be recognized. And the same goes for Einstein and intelligence. Change a few things, and possibly they aren't known. We have a different timeline, or circumstances happen that prevent them from doing what they did, or their works get buried. Also show, in this that Einstein or Shakespeare ever became rich. Did they? |
First off, success on the internet is not some random unpredictable thing; and it is primarily driven by people producing a product that meets a need for people. Every software developer I know (including myself) has "kicked themselves" because they have seen the opportunity of several of these breakout successes but failed to act on their instincts; and even those that do act tend to only put in a half-hearted effort and fail to make a service that matches the ones that were eventually successful. The reason why the creators of these sites are rich and successful (above and beyond all else) is because they took the risk and acted on their instincts.
On the topic of the wealth (or lack thereof) of Einstein and Shakespeare I don't see why that really matters ...
Wealth is one of many possible results of extreme success, but there are others; incuding power, fame and respect. The end result of someone's success doesn't change the fact that their success was determined by rational factors and not luck.
