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  • lobut@lemmy.catoMemes@lemmy.mlSelf-Made
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    2 months ago

    I’m too tired to look it up, but I remember someone saying that resilience or grit was one of the best indicators of success. Someone replied that actually the best indicator of success is if you came from wealth.


  • I think it’s analogous to the joke where you say: “I’d call you a monkey but that’d be an insult to monkeys”

    MLMs are legal and pyramid schemes are not. I don’t know the legal details but I imagine it’s because of the tricky pay scheme and that people are losing money and that the fact that MLMs can’t be called pyramid schemes due to some weird rule is laughable because they seem worse.








  • To supplement this comment, I googled things:

    Using the phrase “begs the question” to mean “raises the question” is a common misuse of the term. In academic and professional writing, “begs the question” actually refers to a logical fallacy where a statement assumes the truth of the conclusion it is attempting to prove. To avoid confusion, it’s best to use “raises the question” when you want to indicate that something prompts or suggests a question.

    An example:

    “Vintage furniture is better than new furniture because it’s usually made from real wood.”

    This statement relies on the assumption that real wood is the superior material for furniture. However, nothing in this claim explains why that’s the case, so it begs the question, “What makes real wood better than other materials?”

    I don’t understand the Mike Tyson reference though.