>I feel good knowing that one of the fastest career paths in the history of the world has a 32% admission rate to practically anyone anywhere in the world
Anybody, as long as they had a westernized upbringing, access to computers and education, and a middle class or higher status in their country...
Fair enough. But having all those things in Nigeria still puts you way behind someone who was born into a poor family in the US (out of around 200 founders I met at YC, far more of them reminded me of Garry Tan - who is awesome! - than of the Winklevoss twins). It's not ideal in either case, but some things are less ideal than others.
Anybody, as long as they had a westernized upbringing, access to computers and education, and a middle class or higher status in their country...