It's used by envious people to discredit other's success, and to justify why, conversely, they themselves haven't succeeded. It's very closely associated with h

It's used by envious people to discredit other's success, and to justify why, conversely, they themselves haven't succeeded. It's very closely associated with having a "fixed mindset" and believing that people are merely a product of their environment/circumstances versus actually doing something about their own predicament.