"I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard."

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Any strategy that involves crossing a valley accepting short-term losses to reach a higher hill in the distance will soon be brought to a halt by the demands of a system that celebrates short-term gains and tolerates stagnation, but condemns anything else as failure. In short, a world where big stuff can never get done.

— Neal Stephenson