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city-journal.org Spotting Talent | City Journal
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Key Idea
Someone who has more to overcome is more likely to be competent that the person who has things handed to them
Like a black president vs a white president
This is because a successful surgeon who does not look like a surgeon but manages to attain a high rank indicates that he had more to overcome (View Highlight)
Note: Seinfeld makes this statement too