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    2 months ago

    Self Attribution Fallacy

    https://www.monbiot.com/2011/11/07/the-self-attribution-fallacy/

    If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire. The claims that the ultra-rich 1% make for themselves – that they are possessed of unique intelligence or creativity or drive – are examples of the self-attribution fallacy.