There are some people commenting on this topic saying that SV millionaires are not upper class. That sounds ridiculous in India :) Part of the issue is that lo

There are some people commenting on this topic saying that SV millionaires are not upper class. That sounds ridiculous in India :) Part of the issue is that lots of people talk about the USA being a "classless society". Some of them even believe it. More than most nations, America loves the idea that a person can arrive as a poor immigrant or be born the child of poor immigrants, apply uncommon drive and intelligence, and create a business that makes him extremely rich. (Whether that is the rule or the rare exception is another question.)