Brains are not the same. I can say with absolute certainty that my brain is not as...adept...as Einsten's. IQ's range from very low, say 70, to very high, say 140. Why? Different brains.
I know a girl from Somalia who lived in the most precarious conditions possible, still she managed to become someone. A very famous model. She ended up marrying David Bowie. She took risks and she exploited her looks (and brains) like your guy eploited his brains and his ambition.
She understood that to change her life she had to take risks sometimes and to seize opportunities. She started small.
Seriously, you sound very incapacitated, so i will agree with you because i believe that my brain is absolutely not the same as yours.
A friend just told me that you can earn your beauty if you pay for it. He's right. Cosmetic work is expensive. So if you work hard to buy a new face you can say you earned it and use it to sell yourself and make a buck. I agree. He's got a good point.
Just like this girl, she earned her face :
