Some people will go out of their way to live a life without principles. They will go so far as to discount any success as the result of luck or privilege or som

Some people will go out of their way to live a life without principles. They will go so far as to discount any success as the result of luck or privilege or some other externality such that the only reasonable response must be that there is no point to doing anything but live a random life, day-by-day. To such individuals, no amount of planning or reflection can get you out of your situation or lead to a better life. If you have resources, you will have more. If you have none, you are doomed to fail. Or you can get lucky.