Come on, sheep, don't idolize them at all, just go back to being cautious and in place, it's what you were born to do.
Tell yourself that it was because they were given such and such a "privilege", or had such and such an easier thing, and you had a hard thing, and therefore it never could have ever been you, and therefore feel better at your own failed dreams. Or tell yourself that you are smart, and they are dumb and simply lucky, because most fail. Either way, find a way to spin it so you are right and they wrong, and definitely don't actually reflect on how you could get some of what they have, nor improve yourself in any way. Remind yourself instead why their success is not actually so good, or so special, and especially remember to tell yourself that it's not and it's never your fault if you don't succeed. Align with your true nature and surrender to the inevitability of your powerlessness. This is right, for you, oh sheep. This is your good path. Don't fall into the trap of hoping, or idolizing, or being inspired. Never dream. Remember to always be critical and find fault with another's success, in order to protect yourself. This is your way. Go forth and just be.
I concur doctor dang. And well i blew that in my first YC application. Told how i got 50-100k euro seed, but didn't achieve anything after 1 year, and the review crew has seen me as one of those who just wants money but won't do anything to be worth it ever since, so hasn't considered my 11 applications since then. Heavy sigh
Quick! We must find ways to dismiss their success and try to drag them down in our perspective
None above the herd!
I know it's hard times in the world right now, but better to face that emotion in your own situation and feel better by doing better, than trying to feel better by pretending others are worse. The stories of others success raise anger and fear in hard times, but do you want to be successful? What would the Airbnbs do? Get angry and revise others success to failure to feel better? Or would they build? Please convert your emotion to constructive useful output
If you don't have that success attitude, you don't have the right to judge others success, nor even be angry with your own lack, if you won't do what works to get it yourselves.
Choice, how you react to this comment, is the first step of your new path. Which way will you choose to go?
Tell yourself that it was because they were given such and such a "privilege", or had such and such an easier thing, and you had a hard thing, and therefore it never could have ever been you, and therefore feel better at your own failed dreams. Or tell yourself that you are smart, and they are dumb and simply lucky, because most fail. Either way, find a way to spin it so you are right and they wrong, and definitely don't actually reflect on how you could get some of what they have, nor improve yourself in any way. Remind yourself instead why their success is not actually so good, or so special, and especially remember to tell yourself that it's not and it's never your fault if you don't succeed. Align with your true nature and surrender to the inevitability of your powerlessness. This is right, for you, oh sheep. This is your good path. Don't fall into the trap of hoping, or idolizing, or being inspired. Never dream. Remember to always be critical and find fault with another's success, in order to protect yourself. This is your way. Go forth and just be.