Valid points all. I resonate with many of them.
Don't tear successful people down, want to be successful yourself.
This sentence brings to light one of my pet peeves. It aggravates me to no end, when people bitch about how so-and so cheated, slept their way, ruined people's lives, etc. Nearly always, the person bitching has done virtually none of those things listed in your post.
That's one of the scenarios this point covers; so many people choose not to see the hard work, dedication and effort, the failure and learnings a person has had to go through to succeed. They just want to tear them down for that small moment of empowerment it brings them which deflects away from their own inadequacies.