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People like Gates, Musk, Buffet are only a side show. They are there because of support from Wall Street. They're new but at the same time indistinct from old money and working for the same goals.

Moreover, a "self-made billionaire" is just a drop on the global pool of wealth. It is even good for capitalism to have these new people as a showcase, so billions will believe they can be the next, when winning the lottery if far more likely.



OK so its not only about luck and existing capital.

>Moreover, a "self-made billionaire" is just a drop on the global pool of wealth.

We are not talking about the global pool of wealth - we are talking about capitalism which is decidedly smaller. You can take out Putin, Saudi Aramco, etc.


> we are talking about capitalism which is decidedly smaller

not true. The size of the capitalist US economy dwarfs Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.


That just proves my point harder. Because despite having the smaller, non-capitalist economy, Putin is likely richer than the richest US capitalist.

In any case, you should be able to see how its not only about luck and existing capital.




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