Dear Mr Shyguy, the insignificant nobody me would differ with your rather.pessimistic views. Spore is a land of opportunity for all citizens since our independence, thanks to the efforts, hardwork & sacrifices by our great founders & forefathers.
Mr Tang was only a door to door salesman selling trinkets. He save up money, saw opportunities & seized them & build the great CK Tang empire. He wasn't the only one. There were many others. There were NOT members of any elite.
As the World progresses, so too opportunities & the methods to seize them, honestly & legally. Creative Tech founder was one of them. Peter Lim, our Billionaire, was another. They were not elites.
In the biz world, proven trust & accountability is important for a company's survival in the free market, thus son's & daughters of elites are given headstarts, BUT ultimately, it is RESULTS that counts.
Those who don't produce such are replaced, elite or not. And there lays the chance for everyone-prove your worth & you will be in top mgmt based upon merit, like so many other fellow citizens proven for decades-kids of taxi drivers, hawkers, etc in Spore.
Only you alone can decide for yourself - to be a whinner who blames everyone else & circumstances, never taking stock of oneself, OR be an achiever like most other Singaporeans whom are gainfully employed & rising to the top by hardworking & intelligence.
