"Don't you know who I am?"

This phrase makes me cringe. Just because you're Lindsay Lohan doesn't mean you shouldn't go to jail for snorting more coke than an addict given one day left to live.  Just because your daddy is a CEO at IDGAF, inc. doesn't make you any better a person than anyone else.  To me, you should have to earn respect and not just demand it because you know a guy or because a parent makes serious bank or has some sort of power. So what? You didn't have anything to do with the hard work they likely put into it. It's time to do your own work.

This post isn't going to be so symbolic as others have.  I'm going to straight up say that social capital is a great thing, when used appropriately. Social capital is the resources (people you know) that have the potential to better you.  Trust and reciprocity play a big role in social capital.  There are two main ways it can be used.  You can use social capital to make more connections and better yourself by working hard, or you can just associate with your social capital and say "Don't you know who I am?".  For example, it's great if a person's parent has a powerful job, because it can help that person make connections and work hard (maybe they can help you land a great internship or something).  That stuff earns you respect.  But when the kid just essentially says "My dad's a really important guy. And he does X, Y, and Z which means you should treat me better than you would other people" that's BS.  The kid has done nothing to deserve the treatment they're demanding.  They have a lot of lessons to learn.

So for now, know your place based on the good you've done as a person, not because of the people you know.