Though I agree with the sentiment and am all-in on democracy in general, personal stories are selection and survivor bias all the way down. It might just be th

Though I agree with the sentiment and am all-in on democracy in general, personal stories are selection and survivor bias all the way down. It might just be that you are the lucky one, and by definition, are surrounded by other lucky ones who landed similar jobs. Many millions others might have tried and failed and live in poverty or are dead. You'd need data on all those millions to talk about the % chance of someone succeeding, and to show it's better here vs there. But that's all unhelpful. I think hope is important. I'd love to see us have a national consensus around equal opportunity, egalitarianism, and tolerance to different ways of life (and not just the "different" that I agree with!).