So i have a friend who's sees the world as doers and non doers. He believes hard work will garuntee success because it kinda has in his life where hes been able to do slightly better then the average of our graduating class mainly cause he believed he worked harder then everyone. He grew up amongst rich politicians and beauracrats in his family and he admits he has that drive for power and control and wants to do everything to gain it.
Also i do think it gives him a level of arrogance and im certain he feels a level of comfort around me and other average people he grew up with because of relative status/wealth difference with the way he speaks. Its like he feels.like he can be himself cause he is around "lessers". If you get into an arguement he always keeps an "i am better then you" trump card and brings it up to back his arguements. (I.e. i am right because I have more money then you therefore it proves my point).
It soemtimes derails conversations cause he completely disocunts luck, timing, circumstances etc and genuinely has this truly hierarchical model of the world. It is to a point where not only does he see himself better then his peers but he also sees himself lesser then more wealthy and powerful people in a "temporarily embarrassed millionare" fashion. I myself am on the opposite end of this spectrum where i do bleieve in hardwork as an obligstion but ultimately see it as a very tiny input towards success. So find my friend hard to relate with even though hes overall a chill guy.
I have been close friends for many years but now i am not sure maintaining a relationship with said friend is beneficial or if its slowly better to cut him off.
Tl;dr: friend believes in a very hierarchical meritocratoc worldview where hardwork equates to.success and richer people are where they are because they worked harder then everyone else. Makes relstionship toxic and I'm not sure if I should keep it.