Thanks for this nice post...As you mentioned Time and place is very important for success, sometime less talented people earn more in corporate organization than talented people.
I am a under pay mechanical engineer,corporate life is unfair to me but it can not stop me, I have infinite potential to learn the new things and earn the money to fulfill my and my family requirement.
Only thing which is matter is experience, may be one day I can charge billion dollar for my single idea..Your post headline remind the all dialogue of Joker from Movie Dark Knight. Whatever joker told in movie is 100% true and we must implement in our life.