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[–] [email protected] 59 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

Habits of rich that make them rich:

-Getting lucky

-Exploiting the labor of others

dean-smile

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Can't forget:

-Being born to rich parents

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago
  • inheriting wealth
[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Being born into the beginning of globalization.

You could become a billionaire by going “huh no one is importing X. I guess I’ll import X!”

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Getting lucky

When I tell people that rich people get rich because it's 90% luck and 10% "work" they look at you like you're crazy. People really underestimate being in the right place right time and knowing the right people, or just being born to rich parents.