> mostly results from some combination of coming from a privileged background > and having had opportunity to thrive (for example, a lack of financial stress a

> mostly results from some combination of coming from a privileged background > and having had opportunity to thrive (for example, a lack of financial stress allowing one to pursue a risky business venture as opposed to having had to support one's family from a young age and therefore accepting a menial job straight out of school > and engineering is no different That sounds like wishful thinking. How do you counter the following data points that suggest the opposite: 1. Software development contains a disproportionate number of successful Indians who come from much less privilege than the average American. 2. Despite having strong social safety nets European countries do not dominate tech. Even in these countries underprivileged migrants without access to the safety nets are disproportionately successful.