Human agency and fortune

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Ada PalmerMixedJun 16, 2026· Dwarkesh Podcast
People control at most half of the factors determining outcomes; fortune determines the rest.
“we have power over maximum half of what causes outcomes. The other half is always going to be fortune”
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