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		abenga on Aug 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Carrot Problem How many more did the same, but only managed to yield spectacular failure? Such lottery wins are not repeatable, and relying on them is horrible advice.

WalterBright on Aug 13, 2023 [–]

I pointed out upthread the willingness to take risk. Nothing is guaranteed. But you can tilt the odds very much in your favor.

BTW, AMZN had far, far better odds than any lottery.

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