1. How you look matters a lot. A tall man with a good face will have a much easier time making friends and commanding respect than a shorter, uglier man. A hot, young women will have a much easier time getting love and attention from men than an older/less-attractive woman.
2. Where you are born matters a lot. The lottery of birth determines how/if you’ll live. A child born in Norway or South Korea will have a much easier life than a child born in the Congo for example.
3.Your IQ matters a lot. IQ has been found to correlate significantly with career success, financial success, criminality and quality of life. And the worst part is that your IQ is fixed at birth: you can’t change it.
4. A lot depends on sheer, dumb luck. People underestimate just how important luck is in their lives. Whether you get the job, win the contract or fall in love with the right girl often comes down to being at the right place at the right time.
5. Everybody’s got a number. No one’s truly non-corrupt: it’s just that for some people, the price-tag for which they will compromise their morals/integrity is a bit higher than others.