The radical moral implications of luck in human life
Acknowledging the role of luck is the secular equivalent of religious awakening. By David Roberts @drvox david@vox.com Aug 21, 2018 Christina Animashaun/Vox Recently, there was a minor uproar when Kardashian scion Kylie Jenner, who is all of 21, appeared on the cover of Forbes’s 60 richest self-made women issue . As many people pointed out, Jenner’s success would have been impossible if she hadn’t been born white, healthy, rich, and famous. She built a successful cosmetics company not just with hard work but on a towering foundation of good luck. Around the same time, there was another minor uproar when Refinery29 published “ A Week in New York City on $25/Hour ,” an online diary by someone whose rent and bills are paid for by her parents. It turns out $25 an hour goes a lot further if you have no expenses! These episodes illustrate what seems to be one of the enduring themes of our age: socia...