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Re:Parents' income, not smarts, key to entrepreneurship by throwaway2037 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @12:54PM (#25945715)
I logged in with a throw-away account just to refute the down vote. However, it already looks "neutralised" after my login. Assuming it is true, why would anyone done vote this comment? Makes no sense lah.

Less controversial: High level, this comment seems believable. It seems reasonable and possible. Has this be written about? If yes, please kindly provide some links. I would like to read more about it. This high school was really something special!

Re:Parents' income, not smarts, key to entrepreneurship by fred_is_fred on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:17PM (#25946245)
It was discussed in the book Outliers. Here's another link I found discussing it.

https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Early-Days-as-a-...

Re:Parents' income, not smarts, key to entrepreneurship by souprock on Thursday January 28, 2021 @05:03PM (#25950040)
His high school was out of the norm, but certainly not the best. At that time, a school in LA had an IBM 360 mainframe. Having an oil rig on school property sure helps.