30 Tweets Roasting "Self-Made" Billionaires

Those humble garage-to success stories billionaires like to share may not be as humble as they’d like us to think.

Kylin

• Published in Funny
• February 16, 2022

There is undoubtedly a obscene level of wealth inequality in America. The Pew Research Center reported that the richest families in the United States have experienced a greater gain in wealth than other families in recent decades.

This is a trend that boosts the growing collection of financial resources at the top. Not to mention, the wealth gap between America’s richest and poorer families more than doubled over the last 30 years.

For a bit of perspective, in 2018, households with some of the highest incomes had an income that were 12.6 times HIGHER than those households with some of the lowest incomes. This of course doesn’t really equate for those who sit at the tippy-top of the economic ladder: billionaires.

According to a recent article in Forbes, there were 2,153 billionaires, with the ultra-rich worth $8.7 trillion. And according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 10 wealthiest individuals in the world are all worth more than $100 billion.

These numbers are completely mind-blowing and maybe even simply unbelievable, much like some of their “humble success stories.” And folks are getting tired of these fabricated rags-to-riches stories.

These people claim that “Self-Made” billionaires are actually nothing more than beneficiaries of nepotism. That the connections and money they’ve received from being related to someone in a powerful position.

Otherwise, would the billionaires we know today still be at the very top without generous loans or donations from their rich parents? Would they have succeeded without family on the board of a vast company or close to a high political figure?

We’ve snagged 30 tweets with some pretty thought-provoking arguments about it. Keep scrolling to see what they have to say.

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2. Billionaires are just like us, but maybe more morally corrupt

3. That's fun, I want my PhD

4. Doing some *actual* hard work

5. "Self-made" billionaires were made by Mommy and Daddy's money

6. You can do it, Dads!

7. "We started it from nothing, except Dad's business"

8. Have to work hard to wash away the guilt

9. Here's a fun idea

10. Those "humble beginnings" look a lot like "wealthy parents"

11. Thanks for nothing

12. Spoiler: Not on his own merits

13. Ye olde inheritance

14. Money can't buy happiness but it can solve a LOT of problems

15. Weird flex, but ok

16. It's all privilege

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18. Claiming to write in a gratitude journal is probably some PR baloney

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22. Avocados aren't at fault here

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24. How do you expect to become a billionaire without rich parents?

25. The amount of *billion* is more than you may think

26. Starting ahead of the pack only makes things easier

27. One major difference

28. This looks familiar

29. Imagine how much better things would be

30. The burden

31. Under 30 lists without nepotism

32. No lies detected

33. Let's talk more about Pat McGrath

34. All billionaires are moral monsters

35. "Billionaire" isn't a qualification 👏

36. Those "secrets" look very expensive

37. And, there it is!

With income equality in the United States at its highest level in at least 50 years, it’s no wonder people are fed up with the ultra-wealthy’s bootstrap propaganda. Do you think it’s ethical for billionaires to exist, or should their wealth be capped or taxed to benefit the general population?

Share your thoughts in the comment section below, and share this with your friends!

Kylin