Sure. And I don't disagree that there are individuals who will be born with the right intrinsic motivators, that also got the right leads in life, and make it out of the ghetto by making different choices. That said, the same can be true for people moving from middle class to upper middle class. The opportunities are there, but it's not easy to completely buck everything you know, adopt completely countercultural views and practices, and discipline yourself into a different class. You have to completely go against the grain of your entire experience, and that is VERY difficult. If it wasn't, you'd see a lot more people moving into upper class, and that doesn't happen, either. Unless the people in those board were able to do that, it seems a bit shortsighted to condemn others who aren't able to overcome a very similar set of circumstances.

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