"It's not about working harder; it's about working the system." - Evan Spiegel Yes indeed, and when it comes to working the system, wealthy elite families have

"It's not about working harder; it's about working the system." - Evan Spiegel Yes indeed, and when it comes to working the system, wealthy elite families have achieved quite a formidable monopoly. This is an incredibly good article to act as a counterweight to all of pg's essays on merit based success. It's easy to forget that Zuck, PG, and many other successful people are part of an extremely selective elite (e.g. Ivy League attendants), and that this may have a significant impact on their success. Of course, members of this group will tell us that their Ivy League networks are totally independent of their multi-million dollar exits, but an impartial eye would scrutinize this relationship more closely.