There are the obvious reasons why capital begets capital in the capitalist systems. One is risk. The more money you have, the more risk you can take. Most people in the world do not have the capital or wherewithal or desire for risk to put a five-figure sum into an investment that is not assumed to be relatively assured (like retirement plans). Yet this would be well beneath the threshold for someone with access to millions of dollars. Two is inheritance. The connections you are born with are going to start you out with advantages or disadvantages before you've gone a few steps. It's probably not surprising that a fair amount of people in music have family in music. It provides exposure, opportunities, and belief. Then there is inherited money. You are an investment of your parents. The larger the amount of money to invest, the greater your options, but also the farther the fall if it ends up in failure (like FTX bro).
There is a more important way in which capital pays for itself, and that is in time. Whomever has the capital to pay someone to clean their apartment and look after their kids takes a huge load off of stress and time. In addition, the greater the disposable income, the more investments and risks that can be taken. Individuals who work sixteen hours a day trying to pull in as much as possible on low-level jobs are likely to seriously put their health and longevity on the line to do these sorts of things.
Money is time. Time is money. You can get money back (though it can be hard sometimes), but you can't get time back.
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