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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by dlivingston on Saturday October 29, 2022 @02:40PM (#33386789)
I think you're looking at this as though it were a merit-based system, and it's unfair that Gates did so well when his merit alone deserves a much less level of success.

If so, what you're missing is that Gates knew how to play "the game." He knew how to close sales, how to navigate the muddy waters of business, and how to leverage success into more success.

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by acdha on Saturday October 29, 2022 @03:30PM (#33387227)
The actual question was:

> If "having a rich father" is the only thing that matters, why isn't everyone with a rich father a billionaire?

My position is that there are multiple factors and neither is sufficient on their own.

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