Elon Musk Was Not Self-MadeNeither Are Most BillionairesTop Boss7 min read·Just nowJust now--Press enter or click to view image in full sizeElon Musk is often held up as the gold standard of modern entrepreneurial success — the genius who rose from nothing to build PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and now X (formerly Twitter).But behind the myth is a reality that tells a very different story — one that speaks not just to Musk’s personal history, but to how privilege, wealth, and systemic advantage shape wh ...