There is much evidence in history that acute inequalities often survive precisely by making allies out of the deprived. The underdog comes to accept the legitimacy of the unequal order and becomes an implicit accomplice.
If you’re kinda like me and had the impression that you’re not particularly talented at anything you never get stuck on one thing. I do whatever I want and just ask for help. After all, they know I’m an idiot.
Paul Budnitz