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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by quotemstr on Saturday July 27, 2019 @10:14PM (#20545492)
No, it doesn't. There are lots of self-made people. A pure inheritance model is both defeatist and inaccurate.
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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by chantelles on Saturday July 27, 2019 @11:59PM (#20545779)
"over 60 percent of the Forbes richest 400 Americans grew up in substantial privilege" (wikipedia) and add in race and gender rigging of the system and IQ is a factor among others.
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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by bayesian_horse on Sunday July 28, 2019 @12:00PM (#20548176)
Wealth can only accumulate exponentially, and there are big limitations for the "growth" factor. You have to build on the wealth of your parents. This makes it substantially easier for those with richer parents!
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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by danmaz74 on Sunday July 28, 2019 @08:05AM (#20547086)
Primarily doesn't mean only. Of course there are self made people, but the number of those who come from money if much higher.
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