Quote: Sal Paradise "
Everybody has 99% of all opportunities - most simply can't see the opportunity and don't have the desire to take it.'"
Although theoretically true,this is an absolute myth.
There are exceptions to every rule but the chances of success in life if you are from a "poor" background, perhaps with only 1 parent and then throw in some ethnic diversity and the amount of grease on the pole increases exponentially.
The vast, vast majority of those who are most successful come from those who are dealt the strongest hand from birth.
The difference in going through the state education system, compared with being privately educated is another huge factor.
I believe that anyone can succeed given the right opportunities to do so but, those opportunities are somewhat harder to come by if you start too far down the shaft.
For some kids, even getting to school every day is an achievement