I might be being a cynic right here but it seems to me "less competent" get less and are surpassed by "more competent" who get to the top and also get more ( mo

I might be being a cynic right here but it seems to me "less competent" get less and are surpassed by "more competent" who get to the top and also get more ( money, status, better life ) so the later are of course less cynic. It reminds me of those people financially set and secure for life who find the time to regularly do some random acts of charity as opposed to those skinflint poor individuals...