Individuals alone do not produce economic output. They always rely on people all around them who engage with them, the people who came before them that built u

Individuals alone do not produce economic output. They always rely on people all around them who engage with them, the people who came before them that built up the pool they're swimming in, the people all around them who maintain the pool today... That doesn't diminish any individual's own effort; but to ignore the world around any successful person, when talking about their success, is a little nonsensical.