to what do you attribute your ability to overcome the trappings that keep your peers down? genetic makeup? a huge chunk of HN directly or indirectly makes thei

to what do you attribute your ability to overcome the trappings that keep your peers down? genetic makeup? a huge chunk of HN directly or indirectly makes their money from advertising. what do you think that industry is about if not fine-tuning the mechanisms that get people to buy stuff that they don't need?