Of course not easy. But:
   Statistics:
   a) If you make $34,000/yr or more in the USA, you are
   automatically a 1%er. World. Fact.
   b) Being elite doesn't make life easy. It makes it easi-er.
   c) People who have things easier can't see the difficulties
   because they have not faced them. If they cannot empathize for
   whatever reason (cognitive difficulty for example), they will
   remain in their singular outlook and be incapable of seeing
   other perspectives and unable to comprehend the difficulties of
   others.