> superior grit and intellect (and, of course, even having those traits at all is still just luck). I don't think this is true. Sure, it's trivially true that

> superior grit and intellect (and, of course, even having those traits at all is still just luck). I don't think this is true. Sure, it's trivially true that we don't earn the traits we're born with in any way. But it should be equally obvious that people can and do cultivate these same traits deliberately throughout life. People cultivate grit (i.e., discipline, persistence, courage, etc), and everyone has to fulfill whatever innate intellect they were given with knowledge and experience, which don't come for free. There's certainly a lot of luck involved all along the way, but labelling it all "just luck" is a pretty broad stroke is it not? > You're not better than them and neither am I. "Better" is a heavily loaded term. I suspect you're angling for a "worthy of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" sort of meaning, which is dangerously close to a strawman. But if "better" is given a more specific and practical "better steward of their resources" meaning, then I assure you there are lots people better than me.