"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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But as for much of my fortunes - yes, they are mostly the product of
luck.

History is rife with stories about people of "noble birth" winding up insane
and destitute, and, OTOH, most of our wealthiest people were born on the
wrong side of the tracks.



I didn't have any control over my birth - it was certainly
fortunate that being born into a middle class British family means I was
born into the world's richest 10%. The vast majority of the world
doesn't have it anywhere as easy.

"Palace to poor house in two generations" -- American witicism from the late
1800's


That's for sure. If any of us have luck on our side, it's surely those of
us who were fortunate enough to be born in the "Western world."

And even that isn't enough for most, and some of the wealthiest people
are/were from Hong Kong, and Chinese are often the weathiest people in the
countries in which they reside, often causing servere envy.