What does it mean to be "self-made?" (Patreon)

What does it mean to be "self-made?"

Established Titles is running a big sale right now, and if you use the code LORDBEAT you get an additional 10% off. Go to https://EstablishedTitles.com/LordBeat to get your gifts now. Mr. Beat looks at what it actually means to be a "self-made" person. Thanks to @J.J. McCullough, @Social Stud, @Stefan Milo, @Vlogging Through History, @Tipsyfish History, @History and Headlines, and Victoria from Something and the Whatevers (https://somethingandthewhatevers.bandcamp.com/) for appearing in this video! Produced by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), @DivKidVideo and @Otis McDonald. For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about Buy Mr. Beat merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ Buy Mr. Beat's book: https://amzn.to/386g7cz How to support Mr. Beat: Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat “Free” ways to show support: Subscribe to my channel Turn on notifications Like, share, and comment on my videos Connect: Mr. Beat on Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1... Mr. Beat on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lan... Mr. Beat’s website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat’s second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYl... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/62BsM... Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Shampoo: https://rb.gy/vlqeym Acne fighter: https://rb.gy/a6dnb0 Sources/further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-made_man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Made_Men http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2014/09/the_self_made_man_history_of_a_myth_from_ben_franklin_to_andrew_carnegie.html https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/rags-riches https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Lives_and_Deeds_of_Our_Self_made_Men/Ujj1D4zg3ngC?hl=en&gbpv=1 https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/rconwellacresofdiamonds.htm https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/social-mobility-upwards-decline-usa-us-america-economics/ https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2010222117 http://www.hooverminthorn.org/history/dr-henry-john-minthorn/ https://www.fastcompany.com/3059440/breaking-the-myth-of-being-self-made Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvf/ Command and Control by Eric Scholosser https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvi/ The Age of Fracture by Daniel Rodgers https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvn/ Blowback by Chalmers Johnson https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvw/ The Third Reich at War by Richard Evans https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvt/ Railroaded by Richard White https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwq/ The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwi/ A Short History of Reconstruction by Eric Foner https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwk/ The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwn/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Typesy: https://ereflect.postaffiliatepro.com... Kids Connect: https://kidskonnect.com/?ref=iammrbeat Ekster: https://ekster.com?sca_ref=444709.jvl... I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/re... FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. #selfmade #selfhelp #history As it turns out, being “self-made” is a uniquely American phrase. It was on the Senate floor on February 2, 1842, that Henry Clay first coined the phrase “self-made man.” After that, folks began describing a “self-made man” as any person who achieved success independently, without any outside help. But economic mobility, or the ability of people to move up or down the economic ladder in terms of their wealth, has been steadily declining in the United States for decades.