I've read that the unique interactions that parents have with their kids shape them profoundly throughout life all the way to adulthood and beyond. Their parent

I've read that the unique interactions that parents have with their kids shape them profoundly throughout life all the way to adulthood and beyond. Their parents are their first role models and a lot of what will shape them into adults is learned from them. As long as your genes do not give you any learning disabilities and beyond a minimum level of intelligence your environment is more important than your genes. For one thing, he would never have met Woz. A genius whom designed the first Apple computer. Imagine that Steve Jobs had been put into a different family in a different State, Province, Country and that the environment was good. i.e. Loved by his parents and received a good education. Would jobs have turned out the same? Would he be the founder of a multibillion dollar company? You seem to imply that the answer is yes, I've read plenty of literature that says no since the daily interactions in your environment have a great influence into what you become. We are the sum of our experiences. Finally, we could test if the genetic make up of Steve Jobs would make that much of a difference. Clone 100, or better yet, 1000 steve jobs, raise them, and see what happens.