Zuck went to Philips Exeter. Boarding in 2011, that's $40,000 a year his dad shelled out for high school; non-boarding, still $31,000. OK, it wasn't today's dollars, but aying he wasn't "exactly poor" is an understatement.
Going to school somewhere like that is one of the experiences that develops precisely the attitude the blogger is talking about.
Gates already had a million dollar trust fund.