The greater a country’s income inequality, the likelier parents are to push their kids to work hard

[hebegebe]

Just by being born in the United States in the 20th century, you’ve won the lottery compared to just about every other person who has ever walked the planet.

This gets me wondering how much you’ve traveled, because IRL I only hear “facts” like this from those who haven’t seen many parts of the world, esp first world countries.

I interpreted that comment very differently.

People born in the US have won the opportunity lottery. For ambitious people worldwide, it is exactly this opportunity that has made the USA, until recently, an immigration magnet.

But others may prefer the lottery of being born in Europe, where everyone is more equal because they are generally poorer, but as compensation there is a very strong safety net.