[akilism]

Well the difference is these stories are really really rare where as stories of struggling college graduates with mountains of debt are pretty commonplace.

Might as well tell people to gather inspiration from tales of lottery winners.

[randomgyatwork]

They may be lottery winners, but you have to buy a ticket to play. Maybe the goal of stories like this is to inspire people to try, even if winning is very unlikely people have to play for there to be some winners.

[ap3]

One of them is easy, the other is hard.

Getting into debt is easy. I could go out tomorrow and with 100% certainty buy an expensive car and enroll in an expensive college program.

I could not say the same about going out and starting a billion dollar unicorn.

[stephenitis]

If you think being a refugee and having to flee your home country is winning the lottery?

[samfisher83]

Most refugees don't get out so yes it is like winning a lottery.

[stephenitis]

Being a immigrant in my opinion is absolutely no like winning the lottery as adapting to the new culture, schools, and language was a terrible experience for many that are apart of the Vietnamese American story. Enduring the trauma of racism, bullying, gangs, xenopobia was not be what I would analogize as winning the "lottery".

I'd dare you to ask Thuan, with a straight face, if he feels like he won the lottery. There was a element of luck but by no means you should think that refugees are winning the golden ticket by merely escaping.