Meanwhile, this is the company my great-great-grandfather co-owned and founded.

My family also owned a plantation in Jamaica. We possessed numerous estates throughout the centuries; we were extremely wealthy Scottish lairds and barons.

All that should be the merit of one's character, not their occupation, is their spirit, conviction, drive, and perseverance, along with adherence to tradition, as far as it concerns me.
As an early retired Air Force veteran, the idea seems dreadfully plain. Why retire and not keep going? Surely you don't complain about the rich when you yourself decide to accept mediocrity, correct? This is why equality is a myth; we just are not equal.