And you seem determined to establish that you deserve some credit for playing the game according to the rules of the puppet masters. What OP and I are saying is that the game is rigged and that we should either (a) fight to change it altogether or (b) not play it at all.
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
What I did say was a response to this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24292859