> I think the point is just that more often than not, the kid is only where they are because they happen to have someone else taking care of the bigger challeng

> I think the point is just that more often than not, the kid is only where they are because they happen to have someone else taking care of the bigger challenges that end up being the barriers for most other would-be young innovators. So what? If the child did nothing, nothing would have happened. He did something. It might be worthwhile. That should be celebrated. > Eg 12 year old me could only throw together a solar powered buzzer through trial and error with electronics as I had no one who could do anything beyond resistor networks, but my kids would be able to do much more advanced things because I would be able to handle/simplify the complex stuff for them. Which is why our emphasis on social mobility ought be at the family level. Families move socioeconomically. Individuals are just brownian motion.