Kathy Morgan wrote:
*SIGH* I always hate hearing this complaint. To me, it exemplifies a peculiarity that may be unique to the United States--this Horatio Alger-ish idea that hard work invariably leads to success. This unspoken sense of entitlement worries me when I think about the future of this country.
No, it's not unique to the US. It is common to everyone who has failed to grasp the phrase "necessary but not sufficient."
Indeed, even this characterization partakes too much of a simplistic "deductive" or "deterministic" view of the world. It is more a matter of probabilties -- other things being equal hard work will make you *more likely* to succeed. There are no guarantees.
Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada
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