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> Tens of thousands of kids have the same background that he did Or alternatively: statistics suggests that out of a big sample of people, a few of them are go
by ForHackernews 8y ago
> Tens of thousands of kids have the same background that he did
Or alternatively: statistics suggests that out of a big sample of people, a few of them are going to strike it really rich.
- natalyarostova 8y agoThat statistical model holds if you assume that the pool Bill Gate's was in generally had the same properties, and his ambition of talent was non-extraordinary.
- rchaud 8y agoOr, many people with Gates' background (computer classes in high school in the 70s), did start tech companies, but failed. As the vast majority of new businesses do. The only way we'd ever hear those stories is if they made it rich later, at which point their failures become noteworthy as part of the narrative arc of their career.
- ForHackernews 8y agoYeah, and? Most businesses fail. I'm not sure what you're disputing here?