I think this thread was really about opportunity. The original comment was about whether people's opportunities for success were based more on "luck" or their h

I think this thread was really about opportunity. The original comment was about whether people's opportunities for success were based more on "luck" or their hard work. "Better" is a lot like "fair", who is to say? People would be exchanging one set of problems for another to go from poor/undeveloped to rich/developed.