> One wonders how many kids swallowed up by poor, resource-starved neighborhoods would have been able to achieve similar feats given more access and resources

> One wonders how many kids swallowed up by poor, resource-starved neighborhoods would have been able to achieve similar feats given more access and resources I live in Austria. In the 70, 80ies it is save to say it was a socialist country. Universities were free, school education was free. There were no private universities and practically no private schools. The idea was that everyone should have equal possibilities for a start. It was a time of great social cohesion and peace. Maybe we went to far with Theatherism and privatizations.