As described in The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On - line Pioneers, the telegraph
offered ambitious young men (and sometimes women) entry into a technological elite — a classic meritocracy.
Sugar daddies are primarily successful and generous
men who are also willing to
offer financial assets and aids to those
young and
ambitious sugar babies as a return for their companionship and attention.
On the website, a sugar daddy is described as «a successful and generous
man who is willing to pamper and
offer financial help or gifts to a
young person in return for friendship and companionship,» while a sugar baby is «an attractive,
ambitious and goal oriented individual who has a lot to
offer.»