That seems uncharitable. Going to a prominent school is a big boost—would anyone deny that?—but it doesn&#x27;t cancel years of personal or family trauma, or economic or social adversity like the poverty the article is talking about. Indeed the article is all about how those things persist and continue to affect one at depth. If you&#x27;d read it with empathy, I think you&#x27;d agree, or at least phrase your criticism differently.