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>>Actually I think it may be harder than your post may imply - If we assume that positive outcome random events are distributed evenly across a population (which I do not think is so) and intelligence is distributed by a normal bell-curve distribution and a willingness to work hard is also distributed by a normal distribution then we are talking about a relatively small subset of people who are both smart, hard working and exposed to positive random events ...
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>>Furthermore there is evidence not only that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, but also that the smarter parents have smarter kids who get better education. I think it is not so simple as those lazy people on the dole and us hard working good guys :) I think we should be grateful for the positive outcome random events in our lives that have benefitted us ...
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>Grateful to what/whom?

Just grateful i.e. glad/happy/whatever that I got some random postive events. I am not suggesting that someone/something is handing out favours on a random basis :) If that were so then it wouldn't really be random, only appear to be so (different discussion :)

>Personal success is not pre-determined, but it is earned in most cases. On the other side, not all people on dole are lazy, but laziness helps many of them.

Agree.

>Certainly, I don't agree that positive outcomes are distributed evenly disregarding personal contribution. The latter is not the only determinant, but it is a very compelling factor defining success. I would even say more: it is the most defining factor virtually assuring success; the only 'problem' is that people rarely raise their dedication to success to 100% level, because every person is unique and for most people success is not necessarily 100% priority, at least not to the extent of quittiing anything else; they may have different goals and addictions, and this is how it should be in real world.

Agree.