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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www.insideedition.com/ohio-pizzeria-owner-gives-st…
newrepublic.com/article/160500/elon-musks-big-gove…
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www.cnbc.com/2020/12/10/elon-musk-government-is-th…
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
web.archive.org/web/20090204204126/http://www.port…
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newrepublic.com/article/160500/elon-musks-big-gove…
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glassclothing.com/beyonce-and-sweatshops-is-ivy-pa…
www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/business/giving-taxpaye…
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/…
twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1211071324518531072
www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/07/02/how-to…


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