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Old 02-20-2009, 05:50 PM   #12 (permalink)
aphorist
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Originally Posted by supertom View Post
I dont think theres enough for everybody to be successful. Helping others succeed only increases competition.
That comes down to whether or not you believe success to have material properties. Do you think there's only a certain amount of success to go around? Is there a base figure that we're all conserving by moving around it as a mean value?

How do you measure success? If my goal is to help others succeed, then by helping you to start helping others I've succeeded in one instance. Then, everyone you help, I've indirectly helped. Isn't that double success for me?
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