The MYTH of the 'self-made' business genius

-- Examining the myth of the self-made business genius and entrepreneur

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Original show date December 2, 2024

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[JoeL-zbyd]

"The U.S. has corporate socialism. Profits are kept and losses are socialized on the backs of taxpayers." --- Ralph Nader

[jrome]

Born on home plate and act like they've hit a home run

[gregnz]

Its great when your Daddy can give you millions.

[dianegormly]

This is one of your best shows yet. When people dismiss government, regulations, taxes, civil rights, etc. they are being disingenuous. They simply don’t want to pay taxes or do not want rules to work within.

[joannvandenberg]

Neither trump nor musk are self-made nor genius 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[armandsaiia]

We take so much for granted. Thank you. Nobody does it alone.

[charlesasmith]

Trump is NO self made business genius period 🎉

[tinaboyd]

When it comes to Trump and Musk, "self made billionaires" is BS. They are both started with a trust fund.

[R_SENAL]

This needs to be shared far and wide, this is something people often forget. Nobody was born in the log cabin they built with their own two hands.

[crazybabytvworld]

Absolutely no such animal. Nobody is self made.... Without the employees, without the customers, without the

[nopenopenope]

Excellent, David. Your summation can also be expressed in a quote by Carl Sagan: "If you want to bake a cake from scratch, you have to start by creating the universe." There is no such thing as a cake made from scratch, nor an honest Republican.

[triciac]

Now this is the way a real person speaks. Giving credit where credit is due. But David has kept his videos honest, does extensive research and truly cares about us.

[stevenrichardscott]

Right on, David! So many people forget the societal infrastructure side of things. Would love to see a video about how ideas from family, friends, and employees helped you become the success you are. Part of the myth of these "self-made" men is that they did all the work and came up with all the ideas themselves. All success is due to a cooperative effort to some (great) degree.

[fortheanawim]

David, that was spot on and so well put. Thank you!

[PuppetsByPalmieri]

So true. Nobody achieves anything alone. Hard work, innovation, knowledge how, talent…these are all great things that should be rewarded by society- but those people also owe said society a lot for giving them the ability and support to achieve their goals.

[JRP]

The myth of "meritocracy" is pernicious.

[ingi]

I like to say: if you really want to be self-made, go live alone in the wilderness. Then you will truly be self-made.

[christinaulibarri]

Thank you, Mr. Pakman, for your work and commentary.

[sammmelome]

United we stand Divided WE WILL FALL, Other countries are watching!

[fay]

Thank you !!! I've been saying this for ages, someone saying they're "self-made" should be seen as a red flag !!! Shows gross egocentrism to say the least.