Oh okay, so you shouldn't mind if I send a rich guy into the vacuum of space unprotected then, if ones circumstances mean nothing.
Surely he could entrepreneur himself some oxygen while he's out there. Why would he need to be on Earth with breathable air? After all, personal choices are all that matter, right? So he should be able to succeed in any environment.
This is the exact type of mindset that “justifies” poverty, houselessness, and generally anti-social behaviors.
Americans specifically believe that wealth and well-being are moral (even divine) choices. You are poor because you’re a bad person. They are rich because they are good person, and good people are rewarded. As such it’s okay for poor people to suffer because they are bad. As such it’s good that the wealthy become more wealthy because they are good.
It’s really a terrible pro status-quo ideology. It’s really baked in with that “ I am the Protagonist of reality” + “Protestant work ethic/ prosperity gospel” + “Neoliberalism thinking” mindset that has been constructed. All things that happen to you are your own greatness made manifest, and everything bad that happens to others is because they are wicked and the universe is punishing them for not being like you.
I fuckin’ hate that moral worth somehow has a dollar sign attached to it.