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.