And I think the other major confounder in all of this discussion is also the tendency for US culture to mistake $$$ for intelligence and worth to society. In a

And I think the other major confounder in all of this discussion is also the tendency for US culture to mistake $$$ for intelligence and worth to society. In addition, in almost every discussion where people say "successful", the implicit assumption is that you understand they really mean $$$. The idea that intelligence or usefulness to society might negatively correlate with $$$ is so far removed it's almost a culturally forbidden thought.