Are We Engaging in Trickle Down Self Improvement?

Covid: Are we engaging in and supporting trickle down self improvement? And if so, is it any better than trickle down economics? i think when people are impatient or even angry that thereis talk about,. again, grit, growth, mind set, agency, individual psychological stuff, i think what they're annoyed about is that seems to be stealing attention from things which are really external to the individual. We used to do more personal stories about how people could optimize their lives as opposed to optimizing policy. But now instead of five fives and 20s on covid, I'd like to see a million dollars for someone who can replace your oxygen mask with a better one. A million