While I agree that it would have more substance based , the media , the average voter , and Republican party officials would have been more than happy to focus on her various scandalsbaggage . She wouldn ' t have been free from the criticism just because Trump wasn ' t the candidate . But she wouldn ' t have been able to shield herself from that criticism with an epic , weekly gaffe from her opponent . <| sep |> Le Pen might be able to save France , or what ' s left of it , at least . Germany is fucked as long as Merkel is in charge of it . <| sep |> What are you getting at ? I said nothing about luck and Bo Burnham is talking about following dreams , not achieving success . I ' m not saying follow your dreams at all . I ' m saying if you want success you can find a way to get there . Go find a Mike Rowe meme and you ' ll get what I mean . You don ' t get to just do whatever you want to you have to be realistic about your limitations and find something that works for you . If your dream is impractical , give it up and do something real instead .