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Re:Inside Facebook's Data Wars by asteroidbelt on Thursday July 15, 2021 @01:46PM (#27847605)
> Most capital is inherited.

This is a common myth. (I should say, marxist myth.)

> Of those folks, 67.7% were self-made, while 23.7% had a combination of inherited and self-created wealth. Only 8.5% of global high-net-worth individuals were categorized as having completely inherited their wealth.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/26/majority-of-the-worlds-riche...

Re:Inside Facebook's Data Wars by lucian1900 on Thursday July 15, 2021 @02:16PM (#27848097)
If you ignore the fact that only those whose families are at least comfortable financially can afford to take the risk necessary to get into a position where they can begin exploiting other workers.

Globally, the vast majority of capital is owned by people who grew up rich.