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Fine with what, that his parents helped him start a business or that he's so enormously wealthy? I hope people don't mind the former, but the latter is a bit p
by Grustaf 6y ago
Fine with what, that his parents helped him start a business or that he's so enormously wealthy?
I hope people don't mind the former, but the latter is a bit problematic. When individuals can control that much wealth, democracy breaks down, they can control politics. It wouldn't hurt capitalist incentives at all if the richest of the rich were limited to earning say $100 m.
- uryga 6y ago> I hope people don't mind [that his parents helped him start a business] parents != parents maybe i'm stating the obvious, but "if you want to get rich, come up with a good idea and work hard" is way easier when your parents can invest 300K in your startup and you have that safety net to fall back on. as in, that's a substantial factor into somebody's "self-madeness" that's often overlooked (i know that's not what you said, but imo it's a common sentiment re: creating a successful business)