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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 8038175" data-attributes="member: 6804070">I think that is true for every career/industry. Consider acting and other 'artistic' industries. I think few would argue that what applies in the RPG industry also applies there.I will also state that I believe this applies in non-artistic industries as well. Engineering and IT I'm familiar with. And while in most cases (Dilbert Principle aside), talent and hard work are directly related to level of success, but they are also not the only factors. These other factors are hard to define, and imo, 'luck' seems to be as good as name for them as any.I disagree, neither is it a ridiculous question nor is it irrelevant, imo.Edit: I think you are missing [USER=6706071]@dchart[/USER]'s point, he not say it is only luck, but that luck is a factor. That talent and hard work are required, but also 'luck'. You must be talented and hard working, but you also must be in the right place at the right time, you must be recognized by the right person/people, you must also be 'lucky'. Or at least not be 'unlucky'.There are things that are out of a person's control, or that are nearly impossible to define (to various degrees). Seems like usng the term 'luck' to define these is as accurate as any other.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/luck[/URL]</blockquote>