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    1. Marc Andreessen‏Verified account @pmarca 2 Dec 2020

      “Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.” — Walter Williams, RIP

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Dec 2020
      Replying to @pmarca

      Inheritance and marriage were also big.

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        1. deepornot‏ @deepornot 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @paulg @pmarca

          Inheritance and marriage were probably more significant for the maintenance of wealth vs the more transformational "becoming" wealthy

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        1. econ guy‏ @econguy123 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @paulg @pmarca

          Both of them doesn't increase over time. It just passes on what is there.

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        1. butch‏ @verybrief 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @paulg @pmarca

          those are just looting, plundering and enslaving by proxy widouth other options to make wealth

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        1. PrivacyWall  ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️‏ @PrivacyWallOrg 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @paulg @pmarca

          For sure.@pmarca married well. Surprised mainstream media never talks about it!

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        2. Shannon Li‏ @_augurnaut_ 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @paulg @pmarca

          Being born into the right family and growing up in the right location does so much. Location is so important

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        3. Local Knowledge Problem‏ @MaxUtilitarian 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @_augurnaut_ @paulg @pmarca

          If you were a serf in Bulgaria or a serf in Yorkshire, parents didn't matter much...

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        2. Shawn O'Neill‏ @Startingupshawn 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @paulg @pmarca

          The last Duke of Westminster when asked for advice for young people wishing to succeed in business "Make sure they have an ancestor who was a very close friend of William the Conqueror."

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        3. krishna yogi‏ @krishnayogik 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @Startingupshawn @paulg @pmarca

          That's just shady and sick

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        2. Hamoonist‏ @Hamoonist 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @paulg @pmarca

          The current wealthiest woman in the world got it with marriage and divorce.

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        3. Prudhvi Kumar‏ @prudhvibevara 3 Dec 2020
          Replying to @Hamoonist @paulg @pmarca

          Marriage is union of two people, which means they are going to share any assets or liabilities earned during their marriage. You can't say she got it from marriage, they both earned it during their marriage and shared it once it ended.

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