[arthur_sav]

As a thought experiment, how far down the rabbit hole would you go?

What were the factors involved in ones outcomes? - Was it his "class"? - Skin color? - Family connections - Country? - Education? - Genes? - Moon's gravitational pull? - A butterfly flapping's it's wings?

Not saying it's not relevant, i'm saying it's not practical. If there's any lesson to be learned from the story, it's definitely not from the X factors that cannot be controlled.

The only outcome of such discussions would be to complain.

Speaking of perpetuating myths, people attributing the success of other people to anything else other than competence would be up there.

[SantalBlush]

It's demonstrably not true that we have no control over societal prejudices, nor is it true that attributing success to anything other than competence is a myth. Moreover, comparing the effects of bias to the flapping of a buttery's wings is laughably dishonest.

If you wish to ignore these things, that is entirely your prerogative, but your thesis isn't convincing.