I'm beginning to wonder if some of those people who fume about others' real or apparent lack of success are trying to cover up their own frustration. Anger at having whacked their heads against a brick wall for years and dutifully gone about looking for pats on the head from everyone. Having finally realized how repressed, scared, unfulfilled and narrowminded they actually are, they are now looking for scapegoats and rationalizations for being tools. The only other thing I can think of: they're just being jerks.