[abcde666777]

You think they didn't have to apply themselves to be able to acquire those things? They just got it handed to them for free?

[linehedonist]

Of course they did. It’s called inheritance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ellison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton_family https://www.forbes.com/profile/haas/

And the list goes on.

[abcde666777]

What about the remainder of the top 1%? From what I've heard it has a lot of churn, it's not just people inheriting it.

[nickvec]

> They just got it handed to them for free?

As it turns out for the vast majority of cases: yes. Just look at the ultra wealthy in today’s society and trace back their lineage.

[johnnyanmac]

Many of them, no. Tim's been in the weeds, but most billionaires inherited millions and had the money make money for them. They start in positions with more money than many will see in a full career.