And have the spare resources on hand to be able to survive repeated failures, for that matter. And not be dealing with ADHD or other mental issues.

In the back of my head I want to tease out how much of Beso's success is due to aptitude, how much is due to work, how much is due to privilege, and how much is due to luck, and how much is due to ruthlessness.

This might be a futile exercise, all told, but I do think all of those factors have played into his success.

And I wonder how his success and the other factors compound in the perception people have of him.