I'm so sick of seeing articles like this. And it seems like a cop out or excuse people can tell themselves if they don't get what they want.
I think the old adage that luck is when preparedness meets opportunity is much closer to being the truth. Look at the example they give with Bryan Cranston. That's an opportunity that happened to open up for him through a series of events outside of his control. But he wouldn't have been offered that part if he wasn't of a certain caliber in the first place. Successful people generally work hard and usually that pays off in the long term for them by being able to seize opportunities when they arise. No one is going to run after you to say "hey I have this great thing that you need to be involved in" if you are mediocre.
I can smell the privilege and white guilt ideology that underpins articles like this. I've seen it before in much lengthier pieces. This one is no different.
>That's an opportunity that happened to open up for him through a series of events outside of his control. But he wouldn't have been offered that part if he wasn't of a certain caliber in the first place.
How many actors were of that quality and didn't get a series of events leading to that opportunity? Opportunities arising are luck, no one is saying hard work isn't necessary to take advantage of the opportunities.
>I can smell the privilege and white guilt ideology that underpins articles like this. I've seen it before in much lengthier pieces. This one is no different.
This one is different as it does not take the further step of showing how rich white men tend to get far more opportunities than other groups. If you start from the question "what makes people successful," you will see luck playing a role before you look to see which people are luckier. Saying that a "white guilt ideology" drives this is looking at it backwards.
Why did Cranston develop into that caliber of actor? Hard work, sure. But what made him work hard? Why was he the type of person to do that and not to sit back and relax?
I think the old adage that luck is when preparedness meets opportunity is much closer to being the truth. Look at the example they give with Bryan Cranston. That's an opportunity that happened to open up for him through a series of events outside of his control. But he wouldn't have been offered that part if he wasn't of a certain caliber in the first place. Successful people generally work hard and usually that pays off in the long term for them by being able to seize opportunities when they arise. No one is going to run after you to say "hey I have this great thing that you need to be involved in" if you are mediocre.
I can smell the privilege and white guilt ideology that underpins articles like this. I've seen it before in much lengthier pieces. This one is no different.