But they do! Success is completely subjective to one’s goals. So part of a cultural race-to-the-bottom is the eagerness to re-frame would-be failure as “part of the plan.” That’s how in any culture, success is typically circle-jerk-by-fiat.
It is worth always remembering that prestige literally means deception, that this re-framing of luck is perceived as necessary trickery, upon others or even one’s self.
So YES, those who write books about themselves, who consider themselves the cultural elite, people of influence - are those who are most adept at fooling themselves and others that everything was their plan all along.
