> Person's actions influenced by their circumstances This is a pretty reductive viewpoint, since literally any article or project could be seen in the same lig

> Person's actions influenced by their circumstances This is a pretty reductive viewpoint, since literally any article or project could be seen in the same light. * Of course you released a popular jazz album, you had parents who loved jazz and had an instrument at home. * Of course you work in journalism, you lived in a city that took great pride in its news institutions. * Of course you like programming, you had access to a computer and free time in your childhood. * Of course you run a book review site, you had access to functional library systems growing up. * Of course you are interested in politics, you were able to volunteer at local election campaigns. Like, if someone is building an expensive home, you would obviously expect that their life experience has been such that they are able to build an expensive home. Likewise, if someone does anything, then obviously their life experience has been such that they are able to do that thing. This is a cool writeup of a cool project, and reducing it to the fact that these people have been fortunate can come off as pretty smug.