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by readthenotes1 42 days ago
In case someone's wondering, that's a pretty accurate rendition of the parental wealth, but limited.

Rich kids - hang out with rich kids and get jobs from other rich kids parents - get every opportunity to improve themselves through better schools and access to extracurriculars - can always risk failure at a business because they know their parents won't let them go hungry

That last benefit? Turns out rich kids are really in the top 25%, not the top 1% as you might have been thinking.