Would've made for a more interesting story if the guy hadn't come from money and actually worked his way up from nothing.
And as for "interestingness":
“I wouldn’t be here without my brother or the other guys at Twitch. That’s probably the most important thing,” he says. "Not just having an idea or executing on an idea -- it’s all about the connections that you have and the people you know and the people who support you.”
I actually appreciate the fact that the article tells it like it is. We might want to prefer to believe that if we just have the right idea, we can beat out the people who went to the right schools, and/or had amazingly successful family members -- without working 10x as hard. But in reality, it just isn't so.
Yup, it definitely is kind of a cliche. And unfortunately it's more often the way things actually work. (Thinking of certain "founders" I've known who definitely would not have been, had it not been for family connections).
I agree with your sentiment that this is a common trope. I'm merely suggesting that it is inevitable and self-perpetuating. As long as people make rational decisions to accept the best opportunities offered to them, they will funnel themselves into the "path of privilege," maybe without even realizing it.
Of course, it's questionable whether the best opportunities are the ones that only come to you because of your status.... usually that means there is excess supply of those opportunities and you are on the verge of entering a culling machine. (See: recent increase in CS majors)