• ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2191·
    2 months ago

    Despite falling short of his financial goal, Black said his journey showcased the power of determination and the importance of health and family

    So he learned absolutely nothing about the plight of countless millions of people. Got it.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      149·
      2 months ago

      Worse, he thinks he was just unlucky that he happened to get sick, and thinks his “success” proves he was right all along. Meanwhile, his “success” was entirely built on leeching off other people and abusing charity.

      • owenfromcanada@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        2 months ago

        The sad part is that he couldn’t put two and two together. Health problem interrupting your job? It’s not like poor people ever have to deal with health problems, they’re just lazy, right? /s

      • tryitoutEnglish
        32·
        2 months ago

        The luck bit really clashes with the survivorship bias.

        • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
          28·
          2 months ago

          I mean, he’s lucky he could bail on poverty. His dad got sick, and he didn’t have to stop working to care for his dad. He was seeing a doctor regularly to monitor his health, and could call it when his health started to really suffer, after just 10 months.

        • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          2 months ago

          “As a very rich person I was just unlucky to hit some health problems in this experiment. But all those yucky poor people? Nah, that’s morning to do with bad luck. That’s just bootstraps and laziness.” -Douchebag clueless millionaire experimenter

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      Black said his journey showcased the power of determination and the importance of health and family

      So…he’s going to give away all his money now right?

      Because he proved he can do it again.

      Right?