Prove that possessing extreme wealth or being famous isn't mostly luck?

[richardhutnik]

mrstickball said:

Kirameo said:

Slimebeast said:

No, it's mostly talent.

Just pick your favorite artist and ask yourself if she/he is just lucky or talented.

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro mostly lucky? No they're extremely talented.

Obama mostly luck? No, he's charismatic, intelligent and extremely well spoken.

Etc

You are correct, but I think he refers to EXTREMELY wealth people. I'm thinking more along the lines of investors and the kind of people that think of money making as a game.

A good example would be Bill Gates. He is doing great things with his money but there's absolutely no way that he is worth that much money.

How is Bill Gates not worth that much money? Please give me a detailed analysis as to why he is not worth the amount of money Forbes and other firms state he is.

The wealth of Bill Gates is what the market says his assets are worth.  However, get back to my original asking for proof.  What percentage of it do you think it is him?  Do you think Bill Gates would be where he is, if it wasn't for the home computer and his connections at Microsoft?  Do you think if he didn't happen to come out with computer languages for the home computer, and then to factor in him being there, he would be a billionaire today?  How much of it is "right place at the right time"?  And how much "right place at the right time" isn't luck?