Better to be talented or lucky? — Harvard Gazette

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Better to be talented or lucky? — Harvard Gazette

Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Arts & Culture Better to be talented or lucky? Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer May 24, 2024 9 min read If you want fame, Cass Sunstein says, it typically requires some of both — and is no pure meritocracy The Beatles, William Shakespeare, or even Taylor Swift. The reason why these artists are so famous and admired surely must be becau…