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** Bob's philosophy [[TookALevelInCynic becomes a lot more cynical]] after a long period of struggle and pain, where he had to resort to very controversial and immoral means to get where he is. He becomes a SocialDarwinist who believes that those poorer and weaker than him are that way solely to lack of motivation. Thus, he has little sympathy to those below him.
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'''Basic Trope''': A man who became wealthy and powerful despite humble beginnings.
* '''Straight''': A man starts off life with nothing but a few clever ideas, and becomes a successful businessman with them.
* '''Exaggerated''': A man starts off life with nothing but some fleas and trains them into a flea circus that becomes a billion dollar international media conglomerate.
* '''Downplayed''':
** A man starts off life with some wealth, but uses his clever ideas and business acumen to build his own successful business.
** A guy who escapes from poverty, to achieve a decent standard of living.
* '''Justified''': The man knows how business works, learns from others who have succeeded, and doesn't mind playing a bit dirty to achieve his goals.
* '''Inverted''': The heir to a fortune becomes poor by burning away all his wealth on trivial amusements and stupidity.
* '''Subverted''':
** A man constantly goes about introducing himself as a SelfMadeMan, but actually inherited his business from his father.
** Alternatively: A man starts out with nothing but a clever idea... And is quickly approached by a big corporation and hired once they see that his ideas have merit.
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Straight''': A man starts off life with nothing but a few clever ideas, and becomes a successful businessman with them.
* '''Exaggerated''': A man starts off life with nothing but some fleas and trains them into a flea circus that becomes a billion dollar international media conglomerate.
* '''Downplayed''':
** A man starts off life with some wealth, but uses his clever ideas and business acumen to build his own successful business.
** A guy who escapes from poverty, to achieve a decent standard of living.
* '''Justified''': The man knows how business works, learns from others who have succeeded, and doesn't mind playing a bit dirty to achieve his goals.
* '''Inverted''': The heir to a fortune becomes poor by burning away all his wealth on trivial amusements and stupidity.
* '''Subverted''':
** A man constantly goes about introducing himself as a SelfMadeMan, but actually inherited his business from his father.
** Alternatively: A man starts out with nothing but a clever idea... And is quickly approached by a big corporation and hired once they see that his ideas have merit.
* '''Double Subverted''':
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'''Basic Trope''': A man character who became wealthy and powerful despite humble beginnings.
* '''Straight''':A man Bob starts off life with nothing but a few clever ideas, and becomes a successful businessman with them.
* '''Exaggerated''':A man Bob starts off life with nothing but some fleas and trains them into a flea circus that becomes a billion dollar billion-dollar international media conglomerate.
*'''Downplayed''':
'''Downplayed''':
**A man Bob starts off life with some wealth, but uses his clever ideas and business acumen to build his own successful business.
**A guy who Bob escapes from poverty, poverty to achieve a decent standard of living.
living.
* '''Justified''':The man Bob knows how business works, learns from others who have succeeded, and doesn't mind playing a bit dirty to achieve his goals.
* '''Inverted''': [[RichesToRags The heir to a fortune becomes poor by burning away all his wealth on trivial amusements andstupidity.
stupidity.]]
*'''Subverted''':
'''Subverted''':
**A man Bob constantly goes about introducing himself as a SelfMadeMan, but actually inherited his business from his father.
** Alternatively:A man Bob starts out with nothing but a clever idea... And idea ... and is quickly approached by a big corporation and hired once they see that his ideas have merit.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Subverted''':
* '''Straight''':
* '''Exaggerated''':
*
**
**
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''': [[RichesToRags The heir to a fortune becomes poor by burning away all his wealth on trivial amusements and
*
**
** Alternatively:
* '''Double
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** Despite his wealth, the man still dresses like a 19th century pauper, uses slang from that era, and almost never bathes.
** A homeless man who washed a car for a penny once, starts acting like he's rich: trying to buy a sports car, talking about how hard he worked to be where he is today.
* '''Zig Zagged''': A man calls himself a SelfMadeMan, but he inherited the business from his father. The business was very small when he inherited it, however, and he expanded it significantly... by following the plans laid out by his father... but wait, no, there were some corrections he made as he went along...
* '''Averted''':
** A man was born rich and doesn't claim otherwise.
** A man is not especially wealthy.
** A homeless man who washed a car for a penny once, starts acting like he's rich: trying to buy a sports car, talking about how hard he worked to be where he is today.
* '''Zig Zagged''': A man calls himself a SelfMadeMan, but he inherited the business from his father. The business was very small when he inherited it, however, and he expanded it significantly... by following the plans laid out by his father... but wait, no, there were some corrections he made as he went along...
* '''Averted''':
** A man was born rich and doesn't claim otherwise.
** A man is not especially wealthy.
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** Despite his wealth, the man Bob still dresses like a 19th century 19th-century pauper, uses slang from that era, and almost never bathes.
** A homeless man who washed a car for a penny once, starts acting like he's rich: trying to buy a sports car, talking about how hard he worked to be where he istoday.
today.
*'''Zig Zagged''': A man '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob calls himself a SelfMadeMan, but he inherited the business from his father. The business was very small when he inherited it, however, and he expanded it significantly...significantly ... by following the plans laid out by his father... but wait, no, there were some corrections he made as he went along...
along...
*'''Averted''':
'''Averted''':
**A man Bob was born rich and doesn't claim otherwise.
**A man Bob is not especially wealthy.
** A homeless man who washed a car for a penny once, starts acting like he's rich: trying to buy a sports car, talking about how hard he worked to be where he is
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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob figures out that others are likelier to listen to him when he makes an AppealToAuthority.
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** "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back..."
** "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]?"
** "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]?"
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** "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with only the clothes on my back..."
** "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep.""[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency "What do you want, a medal]]?"medal?"]]
** "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep."
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** A man achieves everything he ever dreamed of by building a business empire, but finds that it's LonelyAtTheTop and regrets [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the more questionable decisions]] he made to get there.
** A person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
### The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
### The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
### The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
### The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
** A person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
### The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
### The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
### The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
### The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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** A man Bob achieves everything he ever dreamed of by building a business empire, but finds that it's LonelyAtTheTop and regrets [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the more questionable decisions]] he made to get there.
**A person Bob sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
###The local/state/federal government's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat One or more levels of government has imposed obscenely complicated regulations that make it impossible very difficult, if not impossible, for him to profit in the first place.
place.]]
###The person Bob begins to start making quite a bit good deal of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" "donate" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. politician]]. Said Senator politician then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible very difficult, if not impossible, for said person's Bob's business to continue making a profit.
###The person's Bob's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union non-union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only (unlike his bigger corporate competitors can), competitors, he couldn't afford union labor), the Unions unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him Bob to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
###The person's business actually does fully Bob's businesses succeed fully and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order it took him to get there means said person Bob has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' enjoy the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence wealth properly; being MarriedToTheJob, he has very few and/or poor relationships.
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* '''Implied''': Bob is first seen poor but working hard at something. He is next seen at a higher position in his place of employment.
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** "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
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** "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back..."
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** A person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:\\
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A) The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.\\
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B) The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.\\
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C) The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.\\
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D) The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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A) The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.\\
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B) The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.\\
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C) The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.\\
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D) The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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** A person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:\\
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A)happen:
### The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the firstplace.\\
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B)place.
### The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making aprofit.\\
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C)profit.
### The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higherprices.\\
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D)prices.
### The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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### The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first
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### The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a
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C)
### The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher
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D)
### The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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Back to SelfMadeManSelfMadeMan.
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* '''Averted''': A man was born rich and doesn't claim otherwise.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** A man was born rich and doesn't claimotherwise.otherwise.
** A man is not especially wealthy.
** A man was born rich and doesn't claim
** A man is not especially wealthy.
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* '''Inverted''': The heir to a fortune burns away everything on trivial amusements and stupidity.
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* '''Inverted''': The heir to a fortune burns becomes poor by burning away everything all his wealth on trivial amusements and stupidity.
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* '''Downplayed''': A man starts off life with some wealth, but uses his clever ideas and business acumen to build his own successful business.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** A man starts off life with some wealth, but uses his clever ideas and business acumen to build his own successfulbusiness.business.
** A guy who escapes from poverty, to achieve a decent standard of living.
** A man starts off life with some wealth, but uses his clever ideas and business acumen to build his own successful
** A guy who escapes from poverty, to achieve a decent standard of living.
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* '''Discussed''': "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
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* '''Discussed''': '''Discussed''':
** "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
** "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
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** "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]"
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** "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]"medal]]?"
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** "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]"
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* '''Conversed''': "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]?
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* '''Conversed''': "SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]????
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* '''Conversed''': ???"SelfMadeMan?" "Yep." "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency What do you want, a medal]]?
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** A person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
*** The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
*** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
*** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
*** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
*** The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
*** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
*** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
*** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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** A person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
***happen:\\
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A) The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the firstplace.
***place.\\
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B) The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making aprofit.
***profit.\\
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C) The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higherprices.
***prices.\\
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D) The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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* '''Parodied''': Despite his wealth, the man still dresses like a 19th century pauper, uses slang from that era, and almost never bathes.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Despite his wealth, the man still dresses like a 19th century pauper, uses slang from that era, and almost neverbathes.bathes.
** A homeless man who washed a car for a penny once, starts acting like he's rich: trying to buy a sports car, talking about how hard he worked to be where he is today.
** Despite his wealth, the man still dresses like a 19th century pauper, uses slang from that era, and almost never
** A homeless man who washed a car for a penny once, starts acting like he's rich: trying to buy a sports car, talking about how hard he worked to be where he is today.
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* '''Averted''': A man was born rich, and doesn't claim otherwise.
* '''Enforced''': The work is a biography about a RealLife SelfMadeMan.
* '''Enforced''': The work is a biography about a RealLife SelfMadeMan.
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* '''Averted''': A man was born rich, rich and doesn't claim otherwise.
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** The work is a biography about a RealLifeSelfMadeMan.SelfMadeMan.
** The writers want to enforce AnAesop about how hard work pays off.
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** The work is a biography about a RealLife
** The writers want to enforce AnAesop about how hard work pays off.
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** The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
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* '''Straight''': A man starts off life with nothing but a few clever ideas, and becomes a successful businessman with them.
* '''Exaggerated''': A man starts off life with nothing but some fleas and trains them into a flea circus that becomes a billion dollar international media conglomerate.
* '''Exaggerated''': A man starts off life with nothing but some fleas and trains them into a flea circus that becomes a billion dollar international media conglomerate.
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* '''Justified''': The man knows how business works, learns from others who have succeeded, and doesn't mind playing a bit dirty to achieve his goals.
* '''Inverted''': The heir to a fortune burns away everything on trivial amusements and stupidity.
* '''Subverted''': A man constantly goes about introducing himself as a SelfMadeMan, but actually inherited his business from his father.
* '''Inverted''': The heir to a fortune burns away everything on trivial amusements and stupidity.
* '''Subverted''': A man constantly goes about introducing himself as a SelfMadeMan, but actually inherited his business from his father.
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** A man constantly goes about introducing himself as a SelfMadeMan, but actually inherited his business from his father.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...except the business was pretty small when he inherited it, and has now been expanded significantly.
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** ...Except the business was pretty small when he inherited it, and has now been expanded significantly.
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* '''Parodied''': Despite his wealth, the man still dresses like a 19th century pauper, uses slang from that era, and almost never bathes.
* '''Deconstructed''': A man achieves everything he ever dreamed of by building a business empire, but finds that it's LonelyAtTheTop and regrets [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the more questionable decisions]] he made to get there.
** Alternatively, a person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
*** The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
*** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
*** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
*** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...so he devotes his life and fortune to serving the community, giving back to the impoverished classes he was once a part of.
* '''Zig Zagged''': A man calls himself a SelfMadeMan, but he inherited the business from his father. The business was very small when he inherited it, however, and he expanded it significantly... by following the plans laid out by his father... but wait, no, there were some corrections he made as he went along...
* '''Averted''': A man was born rich, and doesn't claim otherwise.
* '''Enforced''': The work is a biography about a RealLife SelfMadeMan.
* '''Lampshaded''': "The guy turned a crazy little idea into a business empire! Say what you will about him, he's no idiot."
* '''Invoked''': "I might not be able to afford gold and diamonds now, but through wits and sweat, I'll be able to one day!"
* '''Defied''': "You know that ambitious fellow with the curious little business? Sabotage him; he's TooCleverByHalf."
* '''Discussed''': "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': A man achieves everything he ever dreamed of by building a business empire, but finds that it's LonelyAtTheTop and regrets [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the more questionable decisions]] he made to get there.
** Alternatively, a person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
*** The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
*** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
*** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
*** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...so he devotes his life and fortune to serving the community, giving back to the impoverished classes he was once a part of.
* '''Zig Zagged''': A man calls himself a SelfMadeMan, but he inherited the business from his father. The business was very small when he inherited it, however, and he expanded it significantly... by following the plans laid out by his father... but wait, no, there were some corrections he made as he went along...
* '''Averted''': A man was born rich, and doesn't claim otherwise.
* '''Enforced''': The work is a biography about a RealLife SelfMadeMan.
* '''Lampshaded''': "The guy turned a crazy little idea into a business empire! Say what you will about him, he's no idiot."
* '''Invoked''': "I might not be able to afford gold and diamonds now, but through wits and sweat, I'll be able to one day!"
* '''Defied''': "You know that ambitious fellow with the curious little business? Sabotage him; he's TooCleverByHalf."
* '''Discussed''': "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
* '''Conversed''': ???
to:
* '''Averted''': A man was born rich, and doesn't claim otherwise.
* '''Enforced''': The work is a biography about a RealLife SelfMadeMan.
* '''Lampshaded''': "The guy turned a crazy little idea into a business empire! Say what you will about him, he's no idiot."
* '''Invoked''': "I might not be able to afford gold and diamonds now, but through wits and sweat, I'll be able to one day!"
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "You know that ambitious fellow with the curious little business? Sabotage him; he's TooCleverByHalf."
* '''Discussed''': "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''':
** A man achieves everything he ever dreamed of by building a business empire, but finds that it's LonelyAtTheTop and regrets [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the more questionable decisions]] he made to get there.
**
* '''Zig Zagged''': A man calls himself a SelfMadeMan, but he inherited the business from his father. The business was very small when he inherited it, however, and he expanded it significantly... by following the plans laid out by his father... but wait, no, there were some corrections he made as he went along...
* '''Averted''': A man was born rich, and doesn't claim otherwise.
* '''Enforced''': The work is a biography about a RealLife SelfMadeMan.
* '''Lampshaded''': "The guy turned a crazy little idea into a business empire! Say what you will about him, he's no idiot."
* '''Invoked''': "I might not be able to afford gold and diamonds now, but through wits and sweat, I'll be able to one day!"
* '''Defied''': "You know that ambitious fellow with the curious little business? Sabotage him; he's TooCleverByHalf."
* '''Discussed''': "Now, I'm what the stories call a SelfMadeMan. Like them, I started out with the clothes on my back...
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': A man starts off life with some wealth, but uses his clever ideas and business acumen to build his own successful business.
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** Alternatively: A man starts out with nothing but a clever idea... And is quickly approached by a big corporation and hired once they see that his ideas have merit.
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** Alternatively: Just because someone else signs his paycheck doesn't mean he didn't earn his place in the big leagues, something he's quick to point out to coworkers who doubt his abilities.
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** Alternatively, a person sets out to start a business in the hope of becoming rich. Any of the following things happen:
*** The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
*** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
*** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
*** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
*** The local/state/federal government's obscenely complicated regulations make it impossible for him to profit in the first place.
*** The person begins to start making quite a bit of money, so his even larger competitors [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections make a "donation" to the re-election campaign of a powerful Senator]]. Said Senator then pushes for a whole slate of regulations that make it impossible for said person's business to continue making a profit.
*** The person's business becomes a great success. However, because he hired non-Union labor (he wouldn't have been able to afford Union labor, only bigger corporate competitors can), the Unions finance an {{Astroturf}} protest outside his business calling him a monstrous exploiter. The firestorm of public abuse drives him to sell his business to his competitors, thus reducing competition in the industry and resulting in every consumer paying much higher prices.
*** The person's business actually does fully succeed and make him a multi-millionaire. The amount of work said person had to do in order to get there means said person has very little leisure time to actually ''enjoy'' the wealth; said person is MarriedToTheJob and hence has very few relationships.
