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Started 8/17/20 by $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S); 11841 views.

Msg 90 of 117 to kizmet1kizmet1

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From: $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S)

9/25/20

Yep. Monkey see, monkey do.

Msg 91 of 117 to Showtalkshowtalk

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From: $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S)

9/25/20

Showtalk said:
Excellence isn’t rewarded because it upsets the system.

Yep.

And then the world ends up mediocre because excellence was discouraged and often punished.

Msg 92 of 117 to $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S)ROCKETMAN_S

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From: Showtalk

9/26/20

And yet excellence rises like cream to the surface. Bezos. Gates. Zuckerberg. Sports figures, although I can’t think of any right now.

Msg 93 of 117 to Showtalkshowtalk

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From: $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S)

9/29/20

Don't know what proportion is excellence vs what proportion is just a little luck and ruthless winner-take-all getting the upper hand on the competition.

Msg 94 of 117 to $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S)ROCKETMAN_S

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From: Showtalk

9/29/20

Zuckerberg started out as an opportunist and made something of someone else’s idea. The real geniuses were the ones who created early popular computing systems.

Edited September 30, 2020 5:12 pm by Showtalk

Msg 95 of 117 to Showtalkshowtalk

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From: $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S)

9/30/20

Showtalk said:
Sucker berg started out as an opportunist and made something of someone else’s idea.

Yep. Like how many others have done. Take credit for the ideas and hard work of others, rake in the dough, use patents and copyrights to separate the others from the fruit of their labors.