> what are you disagreeing with
That saying "success is due to hard work" is the same as saying "you can become <famous successful person> by hard work". The latter is not true, and pointing that out is not a refutation of the first.
That saying "success is due to hard work" is the same as saying "you can become <famous successful person> by hard work". The latter is not true, and pointing that out is not a refutation of the first.
Not all hard working people are successful, but all successful people are hard working in math is the point.
And of course each would think this way, given their backgrounds. Edison was an inventor and a CEO; Einstein a theoretical physicist. Perhaps HN is familiar with the Parable of the Elephant?