[doubledad222]

> It doesn't matter.

It doesn't pre-determine your outcome.

It does matter, in that it helps to start out wealthy or smarter or better looking than your competition.

[collyw]

I think what he means is you shouldn't dwell on it. Make the best of what you do have and don't play the victim.

Have you even met anyone successful who whined about how disadvantaged they were? Or do they tell you what they did to overcome the odds onstead?

[rosser]

Survivorship bias.

Just because people can beat stacked decks doesn't make stacked decks okay.

[charlesdm]

Yes, genetics are a stacked deck. Aside from somehow modifying genes or picking a partner with wanted traits (intelligence, good looks, etc), there isn't really much you can do about it for now is there?