This seems to be an example of the opposite of this. From a quick search, Thiel is from a first gen immigrant family of no extraordinary wealth. Yet, your com

This seems to be an example of the opposite of this. From a quick search, Thiel is from a first gen immigrant family of no extraordinary wealth. Yet, your comment is implying that prior wealth is responsible for his current wealth, which gave him an unfair advantage over the rest of us. I think that is absurd, this guy's talents+luck are clearly responsible for his success.