I'm getting so sick of this rhetoric prevalent on Reddit, HN, and society at large where we pick a figure that was lauded for their accomplishments, find either

I'm getting so sick of this rhetoric prevalent on Reddit, HN, and society at large where we pick a figure that was lauded for their accomplishments, find either real or imaginary reasons that speak again this accomplishments or their character in general and then "cancel" them. For example, Elon Musk's being born in an affluent family. How many others were born just as affluent if not a lot more, and yet failed to achieve anything of note? How many have squandered their opportunities? The message that is pushed now is that what you have achieve is through no virtue of your own, but simply a cause-and-effect relationship of being born affluent. Hard work doesn't matter because you were born rich. If you weren't born rich but worked hard to achieve great success - still doesn't matter because obviously you were lucky. To me this seems like a very depressing, deterministic view of the world. The message we should be teaching ourselves and future generations is despite your circumstances you should and could achieve more. Yes, if you were born in a poor African village without schooling and without money it's very unlikely you'll achieve as much as someone who went to Cambridge and had a very powerful network of family friends and an unlimited bankroll to attempt startups. Does that mean you should resign yourself to wallowing in self-pity because of 'woe is me, why hasn't God made me rich and beautiful?'. No.