I'm not saying that at all. I don't believe just anyone can do it. First of all not everyone is equally capable. So it's not at all surprising that the most extreme forms of success are rare and hard to come by. Second, obviously there's plenty of luck and circumstances that go into it. And obviously coming from money is a huge leg up but not a requirement. That doesn't mean everyone can do it. That just means that some people will manage to amass giant fortunes despite not having come from the most wealthy family.
My point was really that the actual crucial difference is in fact in the performance of their business, not their background. I know that your ideology requires that you paint it as if social mobility doesn't happen and it's simply a matter of wealth begets more wealth but the fact is, however rich you think Zuckerbergs parents were, they were pretty much working class in comparison to what he became. You could easily have such an upbringing and just become a run of the mill small to moderately sized business owner. And most business owners set up shop with dreams of making as much money as they can, is mostly what I was saying. It's not an actual moral high ground, at best it's the moral luck of just not being as successful thus not as culpable in the evil capitalist blah blah blah
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