Nothing makes conditions more unbearable than the knowledge that no effort of ours can change them; and even if we should never have the strength of mind to make the necessary sacrifice, the knowledge that we could escape if we only strove hard enough makes many otherwise intolerable positions bearable.
A key insight into the problems we face today. Study after study is increasingly showing that hard work is not enough to improve your circumstances unless you are in an already lucky segment. In this way we lack freedom and need intervention to increase competition.
