What's wrong with L. Ron Hubbard? He made a bet with a friend that he could start a religion. so he did, and got rich. You wouldn't do the same? I would.
No, I don't think I would. I don't think starting a nefarious organisation of religious nuts is an achievement that anyone should be proud of. It's easy to cause more grief - what's hard is to build something better.
I think he was too pilled up in the end to care. an easy vice to fall prey to.
But given the chance, yes, I would start a cult and take money from morons for my own luxury.
I call bullshit on that statement and point you in the direction of a certain L Ron Hubbard.