You are partially correct. Positive attitude is important in life. However, what you do not mention is that a tiny fraction of all humanity is hoarding obscene amounts of wealth, and the global disparity in wealth is getting worse and worse and those with capital use that capital to gain even more capital. This leads to appalling misery and poverty, environmental destruction, sickness, and so on. This belief that the rich are somehow better and more deserving by virtue of the money that they have obtained is a total upturning of values that humans held for thousands of years, and it is playing out with devastation on the earth.
Having said that, on a platform like Steem, where hypothetically anyone can get as rich as anyone else through the quality of their writing (is that what made your $$$ here?), then the idea of "If you cant beat them, join them" is more appropriate.
I hate the notion of "privilege" - the idea that those who were born in the right milieu can't see why they have it so good and that their success is based on luck (then further built on by work) - but it seems to apply. Billions cannot afford to sail around the world, but thousands do spend their days fishing off small skiffs trying to feed their families and failing because factory fishing vessels have depleted their stocks. Your answer appears to be that these people need to buy their own factory farming vessels. If only all fishermen had factory farming vessels, there would be no poor fishermen, right?
The answer to me appears to be that those who are more fortunate should share their luck, and yes, hard work, with others who have less good luck, but who work equally hard. This will lead to a lessening of resentment, not to mention revolution, war, terrorism, bloodshed and misery.
Resentment is a fact of life, just as your observations are. When people know they are being left behind, they become resentful. Telling them to quit being resentful and simply become rich themselves goes down as well as Marie Antoinette and her "If they have no bread, let them eat cake" speech.
So that's a large modifier on your otherwise sensible post.
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