[SimonPStevens]

I did. I was replying to the parents comment about not being able to retire early specifically because of bad luck. Not the article directly.

And even based on your comment, I still think that statement sounds wrong to me.

> a small but not insignificant percentage of them get rich.

It happening to a small percentage means it require good luck for it to happen to you, not just the absence of bad luck (which implies it happens to most people unless they have bad luck).