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You seem to be talking about a caricature of the "silicon valley rich." Who are you talking about when you say "this mentality of earned wealth completely rids

• pc86 6y ago
  It seems pretty straightforward to me. If you believe that your wealth is entirely, or almost entirely, through sheer force of your own will, skills, and abilities, you have no responsibility to anyone with regard to that wealth. You earned it all without anyone's help. It's all yours. They can pound sand. If you believe that your wealth is in part due to factors outside of your control - having connected family, having family money, attending good schools, lucky breaks early in your career, etc. - you're much more likely to feel a sense of responsibility toward the next generation. To give other people lucky breaks, maybe even ones less deserving than you were. To set up scholarship funds so other kids can attend good schools they otherwise wouldn't be able to. Edit to add: People in group 2 don't feel they "deserve" it any less. They still earned it. It's still theirs. They just understand the difference between being born on third base and hitting a triple. The run still counts at the end of the day.