Bezos was still fairly well off considering his parents were able to give him a 100k+ loan for Amazon. I'm not saying that it diminishes any of his accomplishments, just that I think it's pretty pointless to try and normalize privilege since everyone has had some "privilege" in their life dependent on perspective.

> I'm not saying that it diminishes any of his accomplishments

It does, very few parents can afford to give a 100k loan, that's a massive leg up most have no access to.

That could come off a little tone deaf since many school districts likely can't afford magnet schools.

That's kind of how it landed here.

My old school district has one middle school and one high school, and pushed out the one of the best teachers I've ever had. That said, an organic chemistry class was offered, thanks entirely to the efforts of another great teacher.

I never had any real choices in my grades 6-12 education so, to me, being in a position to choose a school with a curriculum catering to one's interests and talents does seem to be a privilege many people take for granted.

Oh no doubt. My magnet school had a graduating class of 40 people. But Bezos didn't go to Exeter.