People Roast 'Self-Made' Millionaires Who Definitely Got Their Success Through Nepotism

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Mel Dawn
Jun 24, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

It gets tiresome hearing wealthy people brag about how hard they worked to get to where they are today, especially when they speak in empty platitudes. Hustle until you no longer need to introduce yourself. If you haven't failed 100 times, you're doing it wrong. All you need to become rich is the right mindset. If you're not waking up at 4 a.m. every morning, you're sleeping in. Okay bro. I'm sure your success comes from your "mindset" and not the fact that your parents own an emerald mine.

People in a Twitter thread started by @petergyang are poking fun at the kind of successful business exec who got promoted by their daddy before the age of thirty and now thinks they're some sort of god. Think Roman Roy from Succession. Keep scrolling for the best tweets from the thread. 

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    Font - Peter Yang @petergyang ... Just had a call with someone on Forbes 30 under 30 list and came away really impressed. He shared with me how he made VP at a top tech company before age 30: 1. 4:30 AM wakeup 2. Cold showers 3. Gratitude journal 4. Meditate 5. Dad owns tech company
    via @petergyang
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    Outerwear - Rajan Passi @cosmic_hiker · 2d Replying to @petergyang ... This is how self made billionaires made their start HOW "SELF-MADE" BILLIONAIRES GOT THEIR START Mom sat on the same board as the CEO of IBM and convinced him to take a risk on her son's new company Started Amazon with $300,000 in seed capital from his parents and more from some rich friends The son of a powerful congressman who owned an investment company Dad owned an emerald mine in apartheid South Africa
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    Terrestrial plant - M @anotherdumbdumb Replying to @petergyang Real question, why all the 4:30 am wake ups and cold showers? Are these people suffering from chronic insomnia and inflammation?
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    Font - vic mackey @sohelpmegawd ... Replying to @petergyang you're not grinding hard enough if your dad doesn't own a tech company
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    Font - UNLESS ... @armahillo Replying to @sohelpmegawd and @petergyang Choosing not to be born to wealthy parents is such a weird flex, I still don't understand why so many of us chose that.
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    Product - Bill Nemacheck ... @BillNemacheck Replying to @petergyang and @_EthanGrey ai uit utugt iuiU TuI vy iis lauti. He made $250,000 per year, and immediately deposited 25% into savings. Kyle, 28, has already paid off his student loans, owns his own home, and is prepared to retire at age 40. "Managing your spending is difficult", he says, "But if I can do it, anyone can!" Loarn how he did it: To save money on housing, he lived in his grandfather's empty vacation home in Monterey for a few ye
    via @petergyang
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    Font - Kyle started saving as soon as he got his first job, Senior Project Manager at the hedge fund run by his father. He made $250,000 per year, and immediately deposited 25% into savings. To save money on housing, he lived in his grandfather's empty vacation home in Monterey for a few years to build up savings. Rather than borrow for a mortgage on a house, he used savings and a $500k gift from his uncle to purchase his first home. "It was tempting to spend." says Kyle about his post-graduate
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    Product - Ethan B-#rstats-ockmann @Ee... 3d ... Replying to @BillNemacheck @petergyang and @_EthanGrey Please tell me that's a parody 11 27 26 4,129 Rohit @Covers_Ro 3d It's a parody but this one is real. The 19- year-old AJ Gilbert in this article who is celebrated for making $1 million in two years, his dad (and top "client") Dan Gilbert is worth $26 billion. ... mlive.com With a boost from Quicken, UM students build $1M branding venture... 18 27 166 2,040 1,
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    Font - .eth @OpusBitcoin Replying to @petergyang It's not too late for dads to start a tech company. You can do it dads.
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    Cartoon - Andy Green @andykgreen - 3d Replying to @petergyang ... Me, reading this tweet through number 4: Say the line, Peter! 5. Dad owns tech company
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    Font - Mayank @mayankbubna ... Replying to @petergyang what's the fastest way to become a millionaire? start as a billionaire.
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    Product - Rodrigo 22 @mathsppblog · 3d Replying to @petergyang ... My reactions: 1. wow that's early 2. ok 3. positive reinforcement? 4. self-awareness? 5. : Glob GIF
    via @petergyang
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    Font - Derek Roy @derekroy100 ... Replying to @petergyang In the car biz, "earning a #PhD " = "papa has a dealership".
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    Font - KingVon @RUGBY_REGGIE · 2d Replying to @petergyang and @Nkos_ The Algorithm is truly Undefeated... t7 Menace Retweeted Peter Yang @petergyang · 1d Just had a call with someone on Forbes 30 under 30 list and came away really impressed. He shared with me how he made VP at a top tech company before age 30: 1. 4:30 AM wakeup 2. Cold showers 3. Gratitude journal 4. Meditate 5. Dad owns tech company 1,848 27 41.4K 299K Show this thread HIKE MECTOR @HikeMector · 1d "Just keep grinding" Says the
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    Azure - Steve C. @NeuterTheDebt · 3d Replying to @petergyang How to get rich... Perseverance Pays Early in the 20th century, a young reporter landed a rare interview with Baron Rothschild, one of the richest men in the world. Halfway through the interview, the young reporter asked Rothschild, "When you look back, what would you say is the main reason you were able to accumulate so much wealth?" Rothschild paused and thought about it. Then he answered: "When I was a young boy, I was walking to sc
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    Font - Athanasios Psarofagis @tpsarofagis ... Replying to @petergyang My dad owns a diner and can't even get free food
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