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[Anonymous No.16141736]

Alright bros, I'm drunk. I had a long ass discussion on the topic of luck. Riddle me this (I won't go into the finer details of the discussion) can luck be determined by actions or is it completely unaffected by personal choice?

[Anonymous No.16141742]

go to bed

[Anonymous No.16141750]

>>16141742
Make me, nigger

[Anonymous No.16141754]

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity

[Anonymous No.16141755]

>>16141750
i cant make you do anything you fucking retard. it's what's good for you.

[Anonymous No.16141762]

>>16141754
Bullshit

[Anonymous No.16141767]

>>16141755
Nothing about water? I guess you want me dehydrated and hungover.

[Anonymous No.16141769]

>>16141736
I like Patrick O’Brians take
> Joe nodded. Although he was a heavy man he perfectly grasped the meaning of Bonden’s ‘luck’. It was not chance, commonplace good fortune, far from it, but a different concept altogether, one of an almost religious nature, like the favour of some god or even in extreme cases like possession; and if it came in too hearty it might prove fatal – too fiery an embrace entirely. In any event it had to be treated with great respect, rarely named, referred to by allusion or alias, never explained. There was no clear necessary connection with moral worth nor with beauty but its possessors were generally well-liked men and tolerably good-looking: and it was often seen to go with a particular kind of happiness. It was this quality, much more than his prizes, the perceived cause rather than the effect, that had made the lower deck speak of Lucky Jack Aubrey early in his career; and it was a piety at the same old heathen level that now made Bonden deprecate any excess.

You also sound obnoxious and you’re hearing that on 4chan

[Anonymous No.16141773]

>>16141767
drink water and get an 8 hour rest on your side with a pillow not too high. dont forget to brush your teeth and remember that mommy loves you. faggot.

[Anonymous No.16141778]

>>16141736
defintionally luck cannot be determined
you can put yourself in situations where you are more likely to encounter luck
you can be more prepared to capitalise on luck
ontologically luck doesn't exist

[Anonymous No.16141793]

>>16141762
>t. unprepared

[Anonymous No.16141800]

>>16141769
Wanna go punk? I'll heem you son.

[Anonymous No.16141885]

>>16141736
You get this very weird feeling like it's almost heightened by something. Like a weird stony feeling. People tell me I'm lucky.