On one hand it is an interesting statement about the amount of work required to accomplish something that is impressive to an outsider who doesn't understand th

On one hand it is an interesting statement about the amount of work required to accomplish something that is impressive to an outsider who doesn't understand the steps, but really these people really are somewhat unique merely by being enterprising enough to take advantage of the opportunities they had. That is, I think after asking the people about the explicit steps involved, I would understand better, but I wouldn't be less impressed.