[HN Gopher] The wealthy parents of "self made" billionaires
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       The wealthy parents of "self made" billionaires
        
       Author : amin
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2023-10-30 22:30 UTC (31 minutes ago)
        
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       | hilux wrote:
       | Fact: Getting adopted into a well-off family was Jeff's karma,
       | i.e the predictable consequence of his virtuous behavior in past
       | life(s).
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       | Unsatisfied with your own situation? Maybe you should have worked
       | harder in your previous life. Or the life before that. All the
       | way back to the 18th century, or whenever Rep. Mike Johnson
       | thinks the world began.
        
       | amin wrote:
       | Of course parents who are wealthy, well connected and highly
       | educated are able to give huge advantages to their children, and
       | that's okay. It also makes things like Y-Combinator even more
       | important, as it gives people with drive access to funding,
       | connections, the right advise etc. I submitted this post because
       | the word "self made" is stretched and overused to the point where
       | people forget important context.
        
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