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Re:The richest families in Florence in 1427 are still the ri... by TremendousJudge on Thursday January 10, 2019 @09:44AM (#18874134)
Yes, there's no doubt that he was very skillful. The point the other commenters are making is that that isn't everything
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Re:The richest families in Florence in 1427 are still the ri... by gshack on Thursday January 10, 2019 @10:39AM (#18874578)
Bill gates himself admitted on Reddit that without his parent's wealth, he probably wont be doing what he would be doing without the proper education foundation provided to him.
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Re:The richest families in Florence in 1427 are still the ri... by aquadrop on Thursday January 10, 2019 @11:04AM (#18874817)
Yes, the point I'm making is wealth of parents also isn't everything. Bill Gates was an outlier on his own.
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