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> Being raised in a family that struggles to make ends meet might give one the grit and character one needs to succeed. Or it stacks the odds against you, and
by sebcat 9y ago
> Being raised in a family that struggles to make ends meet might give one the grit and character one needs to succeed.
Or it stacks the odds against you, and you'll struggle the same way those before you in your family/social group did.
- abhi3 9y agoIt definitely stacks the odds against you if you are aiming to be part of the top one percent. But if you aiming to be one of the few dozen people as successful as Zuckerberg, then I think your odds are better if you had a tough life vs. a privileged one.