I think you and parent are right... It's just easiest to become self-made after going to business school funded by parents, receiving cars from parents, weddin

I think you and parent are right... It's just easiest to become self-made after going to business school funded by parents, receiving cars from parents, wedding funding by parents, moving into a house with a down payment in cash split by both parents, receiving daycare from 2-4 grandparents, then career advice from successful parents in the same industry. This describes lots of people around me. Self-made... but not from the ghetto or nothing, from fans all on sides feeding the flames. Not that I think it's wrong or should be changed overnight, but I wish there were some ways to help people without doing everything for them. For example, one person in my family had a screwed up life. A group of us got together to buy this person a basic car. That transportation changed their whole life- it was like a keystone that got them self-sufficient. After begrudgingly paying their rent for many months, the one-time car cost wise much wiser. I wish that could be replicated. E.g. public transport could/should have the same effect, but it's such a convenient income source, it just gets opportunistically priced upwards...