Hacker News Reader

In the pursuit of success like Zuck's sometimes being 'unlucky' can also mean getting lucky.

Being raised in a family that struggles to make ends meet might give one the grit and character one needs to succeed. Not being popular, athletic or good with people might push you into more intellectual pursuits.

View on HN

> Being raised in a family that struggles to make ends meet might give one the grit and character one needs to succeed.

Or it stacks the odds against you, and you'll struggle the same way those before you in your family/social group did.

It definitely stacks the odds against you if you are aiming to be part of the top one percent. But if you aiming to be one of the few dozen people as successful as Zuckerberg, then I think your odds are better if you had a tough life vs. a privileged one.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com