> Even now it feels remarkable that someone with Gates' intellect and access to rich district school computers (in the '70s) benefited so massively from being b

> Even now it feels remarkable that someone with Gates' intellect and access to rich district school computers (in the '70s) benefited so massively from being born into a connected family. While this seems to be the accepted correlation, by all accounts Bill Gates also brought an extraordinary curiosity and drive to the party. From what I gather, (adjusted for age) he works just as hard today. Listening to him speak on a topic of current interest to him, gives me a IQ bump (self-perceived and short-lived unfortunately, but that's on me) I'm no statistician, but I'd be willing wager that the two ratios are about the same: 1. kids with privilege in the 70's: Bill Gates 2. people with the ability to spend billions to further a cause: Bill Gates Edit: formatting