If someone becomes rich through luck rather than hard work, do they deserve the same respect as someone who worked for it?

I have no "extra" respect for someone with money as opposed to someone without, so the question doesn't make any sense to me.

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You don't respect anyone based on how rich they are. So you can respect someone for working hard, or other reasons. Their level of wealth is irrelevant.

Bigger question - why would I respect someone based on how much money they have?

Money and respect do not balance the scales.

Rich doesn't command respect

Becoming rich requires both. There are millions of people who work REALLY hard and don't make it to 'rich'.

I suppose there are some who 'luck only' into it with inheritance or the lottery or something.

Ya was going to say yes only because people deserve a baseline of respect and money doesn't make you more or less respectable.

People deserve respect no matter income and wealth. Your question is an issue of our modern day view of each other.

If someone have earned their money through hard work, you can respect their effort, but the human respect should always be the same.

There is a saying, always treat the janitor and the CEO exactly the same. Remember the road you came from.

Yes, because you can never tell who was lucky and who worked hard + it's also the ability to have great ideas that matters (which could be perceived as luck).
Seeking opportunities (increasing your odds) is also hard work.
Moreover - some people are just humble and oversimplify things calling them "luck"/

No one gets "rich" through hard work. You either get it through pretty easy work or by exploiting others.

I'm not rich, though, and I don't hang out with rich people. So there might be other ways to get rich ethically.

If you're a realtor, you treat them with the same respect. Whether the $10 million came from a business they started or a lotto ticket, it doesn't matter.