tjic said they were born with $0 net worth, which is generally true of all newborns, no? Your assumption that they bootstrapped themselves up seems misplaced.

tjic said they were born with $0 net worth, which is generally true of all newborns, no? Your assumption that they bootstrapped themselves up seems misplaced. I would very strongly guess that they had a comfortable middle-class existence. Only such a person thinks it's just a matter of work hard versus laziness.