It is a delusion, the idea that your own wealth is or ever can be independent of the prudence and success of other people.
nothing, of course. But so what? There are two strategies for success: one prudent, one more risky. Prudence should be rewarded in small, tortoise-like fashion—else everything is pure risk.
And guess what? If everyone is forced into a choice between socialism, and pure-risk capitalism, guess what they’re gonna choose...