I think some of this is perspective. "Individual responsibility" is the easy part and can mean paying your debts. "Personal success" can simply mean advancing

I think some of this is perspective. "Individual responsibility" is the easy part and can mean paying your debts. "Personal success" can simply mean advancing from your starting position, whatever that may be. I tend to agree with the parent post that building generational wealth and benefit is desirable. It makes sense for perspectives and systems that aren't zero sum. increasing individual and national prosperity is not zero sum activity. however, Income inequality is inherently a zero sum metric. Optimizing for income equality means it is better for each of us to have $1 to spend than one of us to have $3 and the other $2.