joe, good points–yes to your question–and, as mentioned before, I agree connections (and luck, as AN mentioned) do, in many cases trump education.
Most people raise their children to think life is an even playing field, and, sadly, it’s not. Even though our kids lives proved to benefit from their education and connections, we made it very clear to them at a fairly young age that it was not going to be a “walk in the park,” and that things don’t always go as planned for many reasons. I just don’t agree with raising delusional kids, and our society seems to be producing more and more of them. Possibly one reason suicides are up among young people.
