Here's something that catches my attention: over 25% of US billionaires got their fortune handed down through family wealth. But flip the script when you look at immigrant billionaires—93% of them built everything from scratch.
The gap is staggering. It reveals two completely different paths to the three-comma club. One relies on generational transfer, the other on raw hustle and risk-taking.
Makes you wonder what drives that difference. Cultural background? Necessity? Or maybe immigrants simply have less safety nets, forcing them to create their own.
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PessimisticOracle
· 8h ago
93% starting from scratch? What does this data suggest? It means that only by having no way out can one fight desperately. The rich second generation in the U.S. just inherits and that's it, while immigrant brothers are forced to rise up and become exceptional.
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SleepyValidator
· 8h ago
Having no safety net is actually an advantage, haha
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GasFeeCryer
· 8h ago
Simply put, there is no choice; without a mining operation behind you, you have to mine yourself.
Here's something that catches my attention: over 25% of US billionaires got their fortune handed down through family wealth. But flip the script when you look at immigrant billionaires—93% of them built everything from scratch.
The gap is staggering. It reveals two completely different paths to the three-comma club. One relies on generational transfer, the other on raw hustle and risk-taking.
Makes you wonder what drives that difference. Cultural background? Necessity? Or maybe immigrants simply have less safety nets, forcing them to create their own.