The Rules of the Game: Power, Control, and the Illusion of Winning

"If life is a game, then it’s one where the winners have already been chosen—or at least, that’s what they’d like us to believe. The structure of the game is simple: players enter, unaware of the full rules, and are conditioned to believe that success comes from climbing a predefined ladder—wealth, status, influence. But the game is rigged, and those who think they’re winning are often just playing a more advanced level without realizing they’re still on the board..."

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26659.77608