Gates is a bad example, but many come up with such examples. The difference between what he owns now and than is not as huge as the difference between somebody

Gates is a bad example, but many come up with such examples. The difference between what he owns now and than is not as huge as the difference between somebody whose parents could afford Harvard and somebody who is raised in Harlem, because he has not the same starting condition. There is a saying: The first million (billion, 100k, ...) is the most difficult one.