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I think adversity has been widely considered a sign of moral authority, what varies historically and geographically is whether you need to overcome the adversity in order to gain that authority.
e.g. "I worked hard to get where I am!" will always be treated as a greater sign of authority than having been gifted your position.
...I don't think so. I think that's very western European in origin.
Hmm. Plausibly. At the very least it's certainly not a *recent* thing.
perhaps in a group in whch it is mostly agreed upon “I worked hard to get where I am” is impossible, the adversity itself becomes the virtue.
Adversity does tend to produce competence in survivors of adversity.
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