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That's not luck. That's our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and other past generations actually building something during their lifetimes.
Humans have lived in Africa longer than anywhere else. Yet, they remain poor because their cultures haven't accomplished much of anything relative to the rest of the world. North America was "discovered" by European explorers just over 500 years ago. In a relatively short period of time, those people built the most powerful society in the world.