Forbes Made “Self-Made” Meaningless

No One on the Forbes 400 is “Self-Made”. Not even Oprah.

Seattle City Council from Seattle, CC BY 2.0

The Forbes 400 illustrates two old truths about getting rich:

1. It takes money to make money.
2. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.

According to Forbes, 2021’s ten richest people deserve an 8 or higher “self-made” rating using The…