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Yes, this is the myth that people tell themselves in order to ignore the fact that they had to work less to get to the same place because of their advantages in race, sex, economic or educational background, etc. Well illustrated.

EDIT: Perhaps more constructively, you have demonstrated exactly why "this again" -- because many people still don't understand that tech is not exceptional and is not a "meritocracy". The same biases that exist in all other walks of life exhibit themselves in the tech world but are often more insidious because people refuse to acknowledge them.