A short YouTube monologue (Capitalism.com, Jan 6, 2026) arguing that people support ambition and the underdog while they struggle, but turn critical or envious once the underdog achieves visible success — explaining the phrase “it's lonely at the top.”
Everyone says that they will support your ambition until you win, and then they call it privilege. People love to support the underdog until the underdog wins. We tend to root for people who are in the struggle because we can all relate to struggling. But most people can't relate to winning. And that's why when you're on your way up, people root for you. But once you make it to the top, people tend to cut you down. This is why they say it's lonely at the top.
