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Yep. They start from a position that most of us can't even dream of achieving.
Most of us don't even realize what being truly wealthy is like. I come from an affluent family. I never had to worry about necessities, had a decent education at the high school level to secure scholarships at good universities. But there are people who don't need to care about anything at all. They can just get any degree with minimal work, inherit the family business, and have someone else run it for them. On the other hand, I've known people who had to drop college or had to go worse colleges since they couldn't afford the fees (I'm not from US, college is not even that expensive here, still some can't afford it). The wealth inequality makes me feel nauseous.
Another issue is that even with all the advantages listed here, it can still be "hard" to work towards success. You still have to work every day for a time and work long hours if you want to be truly successful (I'm excluding the kids of like multi-millionaires and up). It can feel hard even if you have all the luxuries in the world, and in a way it still is.
The problem is these people can't ever imagine what it's like for someone so much poorer than them, and in their eyes, they struggled pretty hard to get to where they are. It's impossible to imagine what life is like without parents helping financially and without education being paid for.
Right, some people don't realise that for many people hard work doesn't pay. That work being hard is just a matter of life for some people, and it will never lead to easier work, let alone fat rewards. You can can work smart, work hard, and still eat shit at the end of the day.
Earth.
(I'm originally from India, but I think saying Earth is enough here.)
Bro, where are you from? Not fucking earth with that comment.
I'm genuinely at a loss for why you asked your question in the way you did.
Where are you from that doesn't have wealth inequality?? Tell us your secrets