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The only thing stopping me doing that is the observation that these people don't seem to be very happy. Which makes sense, they have to live their life being that person.

Play the politics to get the things you need, by all means. But if life is a jungle then you're better off with a machete and your own skills (which can never be taken away from you) than a heavy bag of looted gold and a head full of fantasies about why you rightly own it.



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