Quite a poor proxy then if he gets credit for all the good works his dad's done - enough that you could work every hour for the rest of your life and never even come close to him.
Note that one of the strong drivers making people take risks, work shitty jobs, and otherwise do things that others don't want to do is exactly this -- providing for their families.
If I can be wealthy without providing others services, then my wealth is certainly a poor proxy for how many services I have provided.