Paris Hilton did a clever job turning what she was given (which didn't include talent or beauty), multiplying it manifold, and making a crapload of money out of it. From a purely economic point of view, she did much better than the vast majority of people born into her class.
Seems to have turned out pretty well. She's famous for no other reason.
Re:Bill Gates, Hero
by statictype on Thursday September 16, 2010 @02:20AM
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What good has she done for society? Isn't that the metric we're using here? Not whether she has done well for herself.
Re:Bill Gates, Hero
by loewenskind on Thursday September 16, 2010 @08:40AM
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No one is calling her a hero.
Paris Hilton was also given a lot of freebies early in life...looked how that one turned out.
Early advantages don't always produce exceptional results, often times it can lead to the exact opposite.