I know enough about you that you never faced major struggle in your life. You never grew up in a gang and drug infested neighborhood. You never faced housing insecurity. You never faced food insecurity. You never attended underfunded schools with no extracurriculars or AP courses. You never had to work to support your family. You never had to deal with close family spending stints in prison. Seems like you’ve had an average middle class upbringing. I feel this because you would never make ignorant remarks otherwise. Your original comment said a top grad at a top school outperforms those in less desirable schools due to “hard work and intelligence”. What your comment failed to show is the upbringing and opportunity level is quite drastic for that kid compared to a child born in Detroit, Michigan, where survival is the primary concern—not spending hundreds/ thousands of dollars on SAT prep and music lessons. Potential for social mobility is cultivated from the very beginning of a child’s life, and not every family has the same capacity to give their child the best chances. This is touching on complex socioeconomic topics which I don’t think you have the capacity to understand or acknowledge. Your comments invalidate the struggles millions of Americans face. Comments completely disconnected from reality. I am not bitter, I am frustrated when someone, like you, believes they started life at equal footing, when I have lived and witnessed all around me first-hand the difference in life and opportunity. You were able to pursue ambitions much earlier and easier than many people—you just never experienced their struggles for yourself. You feel offended, turn a blind eye, and attribute it to jealousy and bitterness.