No, the little guy was true to himself, he was true to the others it's just as with anything in life there's always that one that makes life harder on others and takes more than he should for his own selfish advantage.

Well stated.

Part of what I'm trying to illustrate is the insanity of books and news stories about "how I got rich".

The idiots don't know why they got rich and naturally assume it's because they're superior in some way.

What worked for J.D. Rockefeller or Steve Jobs or Bill Gates years and years ago, WON'T WORK FOR YOU NOW. Stop buying their books!!

They've specifically changed the laws to PREVENT anyone from using the same tactics that they used back then.

There are a zillion and one contemporaries of J.D. Rockefeller who were just as "smart" or "smarter" who were "100% true to themselves" and worked hard all day every day and they didn't "make it to the top".

What we're dealing with is SAMPLE-BIAS, more specifically SURVIVOR-BIAS.

...and the fundamental-attribution-error.