[Changing my original comment, since I've been informed that snark is not cool on HN. My mistake.]

It's observably true that many high-profile founders and execs, especially in the US, come from well-off families.

What's the lesson to draw from this? IMHO even if "my parents never gave ME a cent" is true (as it is for me, btw), how do I help myself by dwelling on that?

We could increase taxes to provide better education and social services and increase opportunity for all (a la Finland), but is that a popular sentiment in the tech community?