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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]News flash: life is easier when you have wealthy family.

More power to them, but if I hear one of these types going on and on about “bootstraps” I’ll punch them in the throat.[/quote]

I don't want to ever hear someone who grew up wealthy with all the opportunities and a good education talk about how they are high achievers and self made success stories. What a joke![/quote]

I appreciate your lack of nuance.

Growing up wealthy and working hard aren't mutually exclusive. However, it's completely tone-deaf for people described in this thread to wonder out loud, "gee, what do you mean upward mobility is incredibly difficult without generational wealth and support? People just need to work harder!"

I don't mean going from growing up in the trailer park to a $100K/year job with health insurance and 401K. I mean making the moves required to become a member of what is essentially the ruling class in the U.S., the type of person who can drop 6-7 figures on homes for their children and grandchildren and not bat an eye.

It's easy to say "why not work harder?" when one didn't have to work and/or take out student loans to pay college tuition. Easy to say when you have family connections, or at minimum, family who can help you learn and navigate social and professional cues. Easy to say when you had a "normal" family (I know there are troubled wealthy families, too).

Wealth offers advantages beyond the financial, and it's disingenuous to pretend otherwise.[/quote]

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