What Is the Difference Between Good Luck and Bad Luck During the Pandemic?

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"I think it's almost impossible to exaggerate the difference between good and bad luck with respect to what one was doing to earn a living," he says. "There were some great restaurants that failed during the pandemic. And all this was just luck, right? So i take the point that some people have been very lucky and had it very easy comparatively."

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