This is the classic bad argument of "determination and hard work" are the only means of success, falsely insinuating that anyone not successful simply just didn't work hard enough.
Back here in reality, you have lots of rich people who haven't worked hard a day in their life, who are incredibly successful by the genetic lottery of being born into wealth. If you have money, you don't have to work hard.. your money works for you.
Those on the bottom are the hardest workers, because they have to. Their lives are wasted because they didn't win the lottery of wealth, and struggle simply to survive every day. Imagine the quality of life increase if we took away that feeling of your very survival being at risk every single day..