Reminds me of the Genesis - Jesus He Knows Me song. Actually those lyrics pretty much sum this all up :-).
Which in many cases is morally questionable or downright illegal.
Sorry, I don’t follow. How is the act of observing illegal? I’m not advocating for getting access to private information.
I think the implication is that "what successful people do is immoral/illegal"
Oh. Ok.
And watch what their family has done to put them in the condition they are today. Most rich people are rich because of inheritance.
Simply receiving an inheritance does not qualify as success, IMO.
Do what the father did.
You are right, but we don't know how "successful" people got where they are. Look at E. Musk, for example. Widely taken as the pinnacle of success, with his education, fortune, "achievements" literally built either on his family's apartheid's fortune or on putting his name on other's successes.