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Writer comes off as a bit smug.. Also what domain do they work in? I'm guessing they already had family, other contacts, or just the social status that allowed
by everyone 11y ago
Writer comes off as a bit smug.. Also what domain do they work in?
I'm guessing they already had family, other contacts, or just the social status that allowed them to attain this arrangement.
Its hard to imagine a poverty stricken inner-city youth doing the same.
- dpritchett 11y agoI did some brief research and I'd call it a mixed bag. Looks like he definitely had a high-tech upbringing, but not necessarily a silver spoon. Wikipedia mentions he attended Cornell and CMU (PhD). Freakonomics blog says "He grew up in a middle-class family that lived beyond its means, in large part because his dad was about to hit it big with a computer business and the family was banking on that success. Then the success happened, and the family lived even larger — until the business suddenly fell apart, leaving everyone devastated. Years later, James struck out on his own and he, too, struck it big." http://freakonomics.com/2007/05/03/james-altucher-strikes-again/ http://freakonomics.com/2007/05/03/james-altucher-strikes-ag...