It’s no secret that Americans love to hear about billionaires. You’ll find them everywhere. They’re on the news [Bezos space launch], have their own TV shows, movies, and even make their way to elected office. Specifically, we consistently give massive audiences to “self-made” billionaires, the people who, unlike the aristocrats and monarchs of yore, didn’t simply inherit their wealth. In this episode, we’re talking about the obsession with so-called “self-made” billionaires, how misleading that term can be, and everything wrong with the myth of the “self-made person.”


The Myth Of The "Self-Made" Billionaire – Second Thought
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https://newrepublic.com/article/16050...
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/how... https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-... https://www.insidehook.com/article/hi...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/10/elon-...
​​   • Amazon Success Story (Ft.Jeff Bezos) ...  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
https://web.archive.org/web/200902042...
   • K is for Karl - Exploitation (Episode 4)  
https://newrepublic.com/article/16050...
   • Why No One - Not Even Kylie Jenner - ...  
https://glassclothing.com/beyonce-and...
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/bu...
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryado...


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