After a few months of this, the therapist took the videos and then showed each member of the family how they behaved. They were horrified, and it turned out to be excellent family therapy.

It's like the best way to teach someone to be a better public speaker is to record them speaking, and play it back to them.

https://www.thenation.com/article/voting-age-16-climate-stri...

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You can choose to read the book and determine how it is done, and what you can choose to do to become a millionaire yourself, or you can choose to remain a victim of fate. Your choice.

Of course you can. Sheesh. Take responsibility for yourself.

85% of American millionaires are self-made (i.e. first generation).

"The Millionaire Next Door" https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Next-Door-Surprising-Amer...

People are all born with different characteristics, sure. But this does not predestine them. You, with your brain, can choose your path. You can choose to take advantages of your inborn advantages, and train to overcome your inborn deficits. It's why you HAVE a brain.

You can CHOOSE. People do it every day.

To claim to be fated to be a victim of circumstance is choosing to be a loser. You'll not be what you could be.

> Income, yes, but not wealth.

Why is that? Wealth is just an accumulation of income.

What evidence is there of that?

> The luck and social component is so strong that there is very little incentive for people to be intelligent.

People tend to make their own luck. For example, if you sit home and watch TV 6 hours a day, you are highly unlikely to get lucky. If you're out swinging the bat, you're far more likely to get a hit.