> resentment towards him is helping you or anyone?

Where do you see resentment? It's like saying "anyone could have been Bill Gates" except that Bill Gates had access to lab computers much earlier than any other kid of his generation (and his family was well off, too). A touch with reality is always helpful in an ocean of optimism.

No, but pointing out something that most people seem to gloss over. It is like reading "startup X raised Y dollar with a Z year old founder" articles and oohing and aahing while misunderstanding the actual circumstances that got them there. It is never about solely the product and idea, HN hates to acknowledge this but you don't raise money without strong connections and network, and it is the same story for science fairs (especially at the pre-undergraduate level). Follow your children to the next state-level science fair and most of the top award winners will have similar backgrounds. Almost always a relative or "family friend" in academia/research who's guiding them, either that or a blank cheque for the children/extremely well funded school clubs.

The parent comment is saying that kids' achievements are limited to their resources. This seems valid to me. Certainly my own experience as a parent (and a child) bears it out.