"1. Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win. "2.
   Socialism is based on the assumption that you can break even.
   "3. Anarchism is based on the assumption that you can quit the
   game. Indeed. Utopian visions generally lead to frustration
   because they're unlikely to be pragmatic. In part, each of 1, 2
   and 3 can push and pull against each other to form an undulating
   structure that functions but any of the three on their own could
   never make it, I don't think. == True but I think we're still in
   the neophyte stages of the Industrial Revolution. Earth is
   strong - I don't think we could kill it. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe
   we can. I'm grateful for the Industrial Revolution for letting
   me be here, behind this computer, doing what I'm doing right
   now. I don't think things were better back then. At the same
   time, our awareness of our free-for-all behavior and the damage
   it causes is dawning on us, and we're making restorative
   measures. We've been doing so for decades and the process
   continues. I wouldn't want to "go back" to how I perceive things
   were. I like today. But I think we can learn from what we've
   forgotten from the past to improve from this point forward. ==