When you look at young people getting wealthy today (talking millions before 25), they’re almost exclusively some type of celebrity: streamers, musicians, content creators, influencers, athletes. The entrepreneurship path seems to have largely disappeared from this equation. Even in tech, historically the fastest scaling industry for young founders, we’re seeing fewer and fewer young entrepreneurs making it big. And when they do exist, they’re increasingly less likely to be self-made. They often come from wealthy families, went to elite schools, or had significant connections to begin with.
The only contrary examples I can think of are: People who bought Bitcoin early and a handful of developers who created viral apps
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