I'm not pointing out they may not be talented, I'm pointing out that you are making a fundamental misattribution error by assuming that talent has a direct and

I'm not pointing out they may not be talented, I'm pointing out that you are making a fundamental misattribution error by assuming that talent has a direct and causal factor to success and therefore observing success is equivalent to observing talent. Success is at best a weak indicator for talent having been fostered, which is a very different and vitally important distinction. The reason why this is important is because we do not live in a society with equal resource distribution.