▲ 468 ▼ All billionaires under 30 have inherited their wealth, research finds (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) Didn't he go to Harvard? Its no like he started on the struggle bus like the majority of people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago He also went to Philips Exeter Academy beforehand. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, most definitely. I meant that he actually had to work for what he made, rather than getting it as an inheritance, but he still had insanely favorable circumstances to start with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No one ever works their way to a billion dollars, even with a favorable start, they steal other people's work to do it, but other than that, yeah, he didn't inherit a billion dollars like everyone else. Which is why this list is about billionaires currently under 30. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I still think it takes more effort to coordinate the theft of others work etc to become a billionaire compared to simply inherently a billionaire dollars. But this doesn't mean I morally value either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago He also went to Philips Exeter Academy beforehand. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, most definitely. I meant that he actually had to work for what he made, rather than getting it as an inheritance, but he still had insanely favorable circumstances to start with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No one ever works their way to a billion dollars, even with a favorable start, they steal other people's work to do it, but other than that, yeah, he didn't inherit a billion dollars like everyone else. Which is why this list is about billionaires currently under 30. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I still think it takes more effort to coordinate the theft of others work etc to become a billionaire compared to simply inherently a billionaire dollars. But this doesn't mean I morally value either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No one ever works their way to a billion dollars, even with a favorable start, they steal other people's work to do it, but other than that, yeah, he didn't inherit a billion dollars like everyone else. Which is why this list is about billionaires currently under 30. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I still think it takes more effort to coordinate the theft of others work etc to become a billionaire compared to simply inherently a billionaire dollars. But this doesn't mean I morally value either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I still think it takes more effort to coordinate the theft of others work etc to become a billionaire compared to simply inherently a billionaire dollars. But this doesn't mean I morally value either. permalink fedilink source parent