> There was always food, 2 parents, a roof over my head, education. I had so much luck that when I made a whole bunch of mistakes (to the point that I was hidin

> There was always food, 2 parents, a roof over my head, education. I had so much luck that when I made a whole bunch of mistakes (to the point that I was hiding in a corner speaking to a heroin addict), I could call up Mum and Dad and move home. Interestingly, this is one of the biggest predictors for incoming: https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/parents-determine-child-success-income-inequality-2014-1 https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/parents-determine-child-su... > If the income factors all seem obvious, this next finding may be more surprising: Your parents' marriage and family stability might be the biggest determinant [of income] of all. Growing up in a single-parent household significantly hurts a child's chance of upward income mobility, the study finds. So sure, I guess generosity is all the rage, but decent families is better in the long run.