What are some ways in which demographic luck can impact a person's chance at success?
Demographic luck can impact a person's chance at success severely. In Outliers Maurice Janklow was a lawyer who ended up closing titles as opposed to his son, Mort, who sold his cable business for tens of millions of dollars. Mort Janklow had demographic luck because he was born during the depression when less kids were born than the generations before and after them. This allowed him to go to New York City public schools at their high point because they weren't overcrowded. His demographic luck also gave him a chance to attend any college he wanted to. Being born in a demographic category that has some sort of advantage can allow for other advantages which in turn increase chances of success.
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