I don’t understand the sentiment. I paid off my student loans and I hope others get forgiveness. I don’t see how their gain is my loss. I am happy when bad situations get rectified even when I don’t benefit.
"I hope others get forgiveness." Loan forgiveness does not mean the debt magically disappears; it means somebody else is paying it. That "somebody else" is a taxpayer, who might be a plumber or Walmart clerk who never went to college. "Their gain" really is somebody else's loss, who likely makes less money than the beneficiary of loan forgiveness.
Of course the debt doesn’t magically disappear. It’s an investment into the nation to have an educated country. That investment pays dividends. It’s better to spend the money on this investment than bombs, militarized police, and a host of other programs.