When you're in upper-class, you usually have more money or estate. You also have a better network. You have more probabilities of knowing someone who might help

When you're in upper-class, you usually have more money or estate. You also have a better network. You have more probabilities of knowing someone who might help you find a job or start a project. And people will put more easily trust in you. You have better education. So it's far easier to get back on your feet, even though people tend to convince themselves otherwise because it's always hard to hear you have advantages that others do not have.