Not only that, but many billionaires came from influential families with political connections, e.g. bill gates. Next thing, the majority of the top 100 billio

Not only that, but many billionaires came from influential families with political connections, e.g. bill gates. Next thing, the majority of the top 100 billionaires came from families with wealth and education far above average, and from wealthy countries. Social mobility can be measured and numbers show that the rags-to-riches stories are statistically very rare. The best success advice is "be lucky" but the narrative of "hard work" is more convenient.