The usual kulak/petty burshwá dipshit who "runs the family business" of leeching surplus value and sending some emails is usually proud of it, leave alone the shitstains with 4 surnames and zero heterozigous loci.
Same with PMCs in overpayed jobs, usually saying "yeah I got this job thanks to my uncle/frat top"
But then mediocre overvalued "artists" piss and moan about their daddy owning Sony not being a big deal in their astroturfed careers.
Why? Some people do end up actually liking their music, so who cares if they didn't have to audition a million times and waste their own few money playing virtually for free in shitty bars?
Hmmm I wonder why people might chafe at the implication that they didn't really "earn" their status, even if it's completely true. :thonk:
Chalk it up to the protestant work ethic if you like. In the American consciousness, at least, suffering and toil are virtues inevitably rewarded by success, at least once you've done your time. Skipping in line by being handed something for nothing might spark internal conflict ("I didn't really earn this, did I? Am I a fraud?") and external scorn ("They hate me because my dad got me this job.") To avoid that perception, people often invent their own delusions of bootstrapping to convince themselves and others that they and they alone are responsible for their success, sometimes offering up a token factor of luck so as not to seem too self-important.