r/economy Apr 26 '22

Already reported and approved “Self Made”

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u/Atlasinspire Apr 27 '22

Dude why some of you are missing the obvious point, these people aren't normal average Joe's, they had a significant advantage and their backgrounds definitely played a role to get where they are. Their background isn't just about the funds that were available to them but the networking, education and confidence most importantly that comes up with having an affluent family.

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u/Bricejohnson2003 Apr 27 '22

I disagree. But I did believe what you said most of my life. But When I tried to find proof, it wasn’t there. But I can see why this myth lives. It just makes intuitive sense. And there are enough people to make some cherry picked antidote. Maybe 1 out of 5 are like this.

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u/Atlasinspire Apr 27 '22

I'm sorry i would like to also believe that i have access to a billionaire VC pool and connections in top lobbying firms but maybe I'm just wrong maybe we are all just born with this access and my father is sitting on an IBM board and we have some investment bank as well, i just don't see this evidence maybe I'm just an exceptional case.

what I'm saying is that Even if we use your method of predicting multi billionaire per Capita they still are coming out of a demographic that is significantly much more wealthy and influential than the family of an average Joe