Excerpt from a YouTube video (created/uploaded by Matthew Kelly) arguing that an individual’s belief system and worldview/paradigm determine whether they perceive the same external facts as opportunity (e.g., tech advances, internet access, ability to create luck via effort) or as risk and scarcity. The speaker contrasts two paradigms: one focused on agency and opportunity, the other on risk and lack of opportunity.
And I think it's such a cliche, but it just fundamentally starts with your belief system and the paradigm through which you view the world. You know, one person sees the same world and thinks, there's all this tech advancement, there's all this opportunity, there's access to the Internet, even without money. Like, I just need to get on Twitter and make connections and make something happen and recognizes that I can create my own luck through effort and time and sacrifices. The other person sees the same world, and through their lens, their paradigm, they see problems, too much risk, a lack of opportunity.
