Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich
This article seems to be stretching to find reasons for its existence. I am willing to accept that I may be blinded by my own income&#x2F;position. But it makes wild accusations and the backup feels very thin.<p>I also disagree that a &quot;meritocracy&quot; does not exist, at least in the IT world. In my own life (anecdote, sure, but how many stories are similar?) I was raised by a single father who made 20-30k a year. I&#x27;m now in the top 20% that the article refers to, and seems to imply as very hard to do from the way I was raised. This happened not due to luck or privilege, in my opinion. This happened because I spend 12-16 hours a day in front of a computer screen, and because I do what I tell people I will do.<p>My son will certainly have access to more than I had when I was a child. Maybe I&#x27;m just an evil rich guy? The article seems to be prefer that I am.