Why is being successful frowned upon by most on Mumsnet

[Teenangels]

I have been/seen on some threads that people, are negative towards those that have become successful, children go to private school means the kids are entitled.

Why can't we celebrate that some people get lucky with an idea, take risks, work incredibly hard and pay their fair share on taxes.

I have seen people demand that the OP gives their profits to charity without even knowing what the OP gives to charity.

We need to celebrate all in society.

This is all very airy fairy because nobody knows what anyone else is talking about.

What would you like to know?

I have said on the thread how we started.

I don't think anyone has said wealthy or successful people don't work hard?
(But that lots of people in lower paid jobs also work really hard as @Waitingforsomethinginteresting has pointed out)

Often (BUT NOT ALWAYS) success or high paying jobs result from a combination of things (Luck, intelligence or talent, privilege, opportunity at the right time etc as well as hard work)

Do successful people work very hard to achieve their position? Yes
Is there often an element of luck or advantage as well as hard work? Also yes.
Both can be true

If you were not brought into generational wealth and your kids go private school amazing for you, instant amazing parents.

People want to overpopulate the damaged planet the the government paying for their mistakes. Cancers of the earth I would never have several children when I cant afford them

People have said that wealthy people have not worked hard, that it was privilege etc.
I also note your use of language saying that those that are not as wealthy work really hard. Implying that they have worked harder.
Society has become inherently sneering at people they see as successful or above their station.

Jealous

I thought very and really were inter-changeable? I haven't suggested either contingent worked harder than the other

I think it's largely because the demographic of mumsnet has changed over the years. All people have problems and mumsnet should be a safe place to discuss them. I can't afford private school for my kids but that doesn't mean if someone else's child is having an issue at theirs that I need to have a go at them because they are 'rich' or 'entitled'. If a post or problem is so far from my reality that I don't think I have anything constructive to add then I don't join the post, rather than be the 100th poster to comment how out of touch the op is and have a pile on.

The demographic has changed and the level of support for other posters is now clearly just to bring others down.

I have nothing against successful people.

Unless of course, they are Smuggy McSmugface types who think others are beneath them.

Lemon cake with one's tea.
DP and I are both 6 figure earners. I started at the bottom in admin now I'm VSM. He started YTS because in his words cba with uni. Both ended up academically highly qualified later.
Both families are working class.
Intelligence-conscientiousness-application-drive-seizing/making opportunities' are what makes a person rise up through the ranks. Also not coveting/jealous but admiring and enquiring.
The definition of work hard or hard work is often misapplied.

I feel it on MN especially. When saying in context that your dh is a high earner, having to explain that no you won't be left penniless if you divorce as half of everything is in your name. One can almost feel the disappointment. No one complaining about using the taxes generated from these earners.

Penniless and WHAT will you do forgetting that the woman usually has qualifications or you know get a job. Honestly its the double standards, no one would say that to a poster when her husband earns 40k and has chosen to stay at home.

But you only got to where you are through privilege, don't you know!!

No one complaining about using the taxes generated from these earners

You want...what? congratulations for paying taxes? Should people who earn more not contribute more? Or do believe the burden of taxation should fall on those who earn less? Do lower earners expect some kind of thanks for the contributions they make? Or do they have to read thread after thread telling them it's not good enough?

I feel quite sure you're happy to receive some of the services lower paid people staff - ever needed a fire engine? an ambulance? have you driven on actual roads or sent your children to a childminder or nursery? All those people earn less than £100k a year, do essential work and contribute through the paying of tax on their earnings. Yet you're still looking for validation that your hard work makes you better than them.

That quote was from another poster.

Do you think we should go for the scandi tax system, I think that you would agree that is a good tax system.

I have never said that I do not value or that people that are lower earners.

Its the comments of jealousy and privilege that get me, that anyone that is a higher earner should just keep quiet that they can not have any issues in life.